HummingBad malware hidden in play store apps

tldr: Hummingbad malware is being uploaded to the play store under fake Chinese developer names

List of the infected packages listed in the article
Package names:

com.bird.sky.whalecamera – Whale Camera
com.op.blinkingcamera – Blinking Camera
com.fishing.when.orangecamera – Orange Camera
com.note.ocean.camera – Ocean camera
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com.cm.hiporn – HiPorn
com.family.cleaner – Cleaner: Safe and Fast
com.wall.fast.cleaner – Fast Cleaner
com.blue.deep.cleaner – Deep Cleaner
com.color.rainbow.camera – Rainbow Camera
com.ogteam.love.flashlight – com.qti.atfwd.core
com.wall.good.clevercamera – Clever Camera
com.well.hot.cleaner – Hot Cleaner
com.op.smart.albums – SmartAlbums
com.tree.tiny.cleaner – Tiny Cleaner
com.speed.top – Topspeed Test2
com.fish.when.orangecamera – Orange Camera
com.flappy.game.cat – FlappyCat
com.just.parrot.album – com.qti.atfwd.core
com.ogteam.elephanta.album – Elephant Album
gorer – File Explorer
com.with.swan.camera – Swan Camera
com.touch.smile.camera – Smile Camera
com.air.cra.wars – com.qti.atfwd.core
com.room.wow.camera – Wow Camera-Beauty,Collage,Edit
com.start.super.speedtest – com.qti.atfwd.core
com.best.shell.camera – Shell Camera
com.ogteam.birds.album – com.qti.atfwd.core
com.tec.file.master – File Master
com.bird.sky.whale.camera – Whale Camera
cm.com.hipornv2 – HiPorn
com.wind.coco.camera – Coco Camera
global.fm.filesexplorer – file explorer
com.filter.sweet.camera – Sweet Camera
com.op.blinking.camera – Blinking Camera
com.mag.art.camera – Art camera
com.cool.ice.camera – Ice Camera
com.group.hotcamera – Hot Camera
com.more.light.vpn – Light VPN-Fast, Safe,Free
com.win.paper.gcamera – Beauty Camera
com.bunny.h5game.parkour – Easter Rush
com.fun.happy.camera- Happy Camera
com.like.coral.album – com.qti.atfwd.core
com.use.clever.camera – Clever Camera
com.wall.good.clever.camera – Clever Camera

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This doesn't hurt me but what a nice post by the OP trying to help out the community members who do use Google Play.

Yep. He's more of an admirable microbe, if you ask me.