{"id":9808,"date":"2017-12-14T18:28:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T01:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evolvemga.com\/?p=9808"},"modified":"2018-01-05T15:39:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T22:39:56","slug":"googleplaystore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evolvemga.com\/googleplaystore\/","title":{"rendered":"Password Stealing Apps Found On Google Play Store"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; 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