threat actors can purchase a Google Play developer account – either hacked or newly created by the sellers – for anywhere between $60 and $200, depending on the number of already published apps and download counts
Malicious loader programs capable of trojanizing Android applications are being traded on the criminal underground for up to $20,000 as a way to evade Google Play Store defenses.
https://thehackernews.com/2023/04/cybercriminals-turn-to-android-loaders.html