New Android Apps and updates they did not appear in the Google Play Store on Monday, after a hacker attack on system publishing Google apps.
It's a break, which you may not notice - until you upgrade to the next update for Candy Crush, Plants v. Zombies or Clash of Clans. But, developers are out of pocket.
The publishing system known as the Google Developer Console was disabled at noon on Sunday. Many app developers are still unable to upload apps and updates to the Google Play Store. Some developers, however, noted that the issue appears to have been resolved on Monday, but another Google forum post states that “the problem it started again".
Meanwhile, Android users do not have access to new apps and updates. Existing applications are still available for download.
Ibrahim Balic, a Turk hacker, assumed responsibility for the attack. He stated that the developer's console "cracked" when he tried to look at a vulnerability he discovered.
Balic created an application to take advantage of the bug, which he expected to fail. But, he said he did not expect to "hit" them all, even offline.
Balic apologized to the developers for the inconvenience he caused.
