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Google AI Blocks 1.75M Malicious Apps in 2025

2/20/2026

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  • Google says its AI security systems blocked 1.75 million malicious Play Store apps in 2025, down from prior years.
  • The company attributes the decline to increased investments in proactive security and AI.
  • Google’s safety report shows it banned 80,000 developer accounts in 2025, down from 158,000 in 2024.
  • It plans to boost AI investments in 2026 to counter threats after its defense system identified over 27 million malicious apps last year.