Google suspends Chinese e-commerce app Pinduoduo due to malware problems - report
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Tech giant Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has suspended the Play version of a popular Chinese budget shopping app, PDD Holdings Inc's (NASDAQ:PDD) Pinduoduo after discovering malware issues - reported Reuters on Tuesday.
Google spokesperson said that âoff-Play versions of this app that have been found to contain malware have been enforced on via Google Play Protect,â referring to apps that are not on Google Play.
âWe have suspended the Play version of the app for security concerns while we continue our investigation,â a Google spokesperson said.
The Chinese company did not respond to Reuters' request for comment.
Meanwhile, Pinduoduo was still available to download from Appleâs iOS store Tuesday.
Earlier this month, the U.S. government announced a new cybersecurity strategy to strengthen its cyber defenses in response to a persistent rise in hacking and other cybercrimes targeting the nation.
China and Russia were cited as the two biggest cybersecurity dangers to the United States in the government's newly released cybersecurity plan.
Looking at the stock performance of PDD, shares slipped about 2% in Tuesday's premarket session.
On Monday, PDD Holdings (PDD) shares plunged more than 14% after the Chinese e-commerce platform operator reported Q4 earnings miss.
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