30 apps spying on you, delete them now
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
If you also use third-party camera apps to click and edit photos, now you need to be careful. Researchers at CyberNews have identified 30 such Android apps affected by malware through a survey. Apart from stealing the data of the users, these apps also continuously track the location of the user without the user's knowledge.
These apps have been downloaded on 140 million smartphones
Researchers have told in the report that these applications collect the user's data and sell them. Apart from this, users are also redirected to fishing websites by showing malicious ads. It is a matter of concern that till now these apps have been downloaded on 140 crore smartphones worldwide.
Out of these 30 apps, 16 apps have been developed in Hong Kong. The report also mentions several Chinese developers who work to spread dangerous Android Trojans. Meitu is one of the most popular developers who violates most of the rules of the Google Play Store. Apps in this developer get the microphone and camera access along with stealing data from the smartphone.
Users are being sold data
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The developers mentioned in the report include Coocent, KX Camera Team, and Dream Room, etc. These developers make money by selling user data to advertisers. It is estimated that by tracking the location of millions of people, they earn up to an estimated $ 4000 per month.
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Researchers have told in the report that these applications collect the user's data and sell them. Apart from this, users are also redirected to fishing websites by showing malicious ads. It is a matter of concern that till now these apps have been downloaded on 140 crore smartphones worldwide.
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Out of these 30 apps, 16 apps have been developed in Hong Kong. The report also mentions several Chinese developers who work to spread dangerous Android Trojans. Meitu is one of the most popular developers who violates most of the rules of the Google Play Store. Apps in this developer get the microphone and camera access along with stealing data from the smartphone.
Users are being sold data
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