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Huff Post Android App (Vulnerability?)

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I noticed a few months ago that sometimes when I'd use the HuffPost app, my android (running stock Moto G3 (Android 6), my phone would go crazy, jumping into what appeared to be the google Play store, hitting random apps, and then flashing the screen and switching to other apps.  I'd try to swipe off the screen to kill the process, and I'd close out of Huff Post and it would stop.  This happened a handful of times over the past few months, and only while using the Huff Post app. Over time, I quit using it very much simply because it seemed there was a glitch somewhere, whether a potential virus or otherwise. A couple weeks ago, I put LineageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1.2) on my phone, and kept some pretty restrictive app permissions going.  And then yesterday, I decided to catch up on Huff Posts' latest stories... and this popped up: I clicked deny and went on reading my Huff Post article.  Then today, I had the thought - was that a coincidence?  Maybe was Goog...