Google has fallen victim to its own ad platform, allowing threat actors to create fake Google Authenticator ads that push the DeerStealer information-stealing malware.

Multiple cybersecurity firms reported this week that Google Search ads for what appears to be a Google authenticator actually lead to a download for "DeerStealer" malware.

A fake 2FA authenticator was found to be downloaded 10,000 times from Google Play. The app was known to install a banking-fraud trojan that looks for financial data and other personal information ...

In order to use the Google Authenticator, one needs to generate a PIN. This will be a unique code that only you should have access to. Before doing the same, you should download the Google ...

Google Authenticator 5.0 should already be rolled out to everyone, but just in case it hasn't reached you, you can also download it from APKMirror.