![]() Upstream’s ‘Secure-D’ mobile security platform has identified and blocked 14 million suspicious transaction requests, according to the company’s experts. ![]() And alarmingly, the malicious version remains installed on millions of devices. ![]() The app conceals its malicious activities, keeping them off-screen and unbeknownst its user, sometimes cunningly masking itself as audio platform SoundCloud, among other genuine-sounding, popular apps.Īlthough a version of ‘ai.type’ was removed from the official Google Play store back in June 2019, the app, which continues to be available via other Android marketplaces, has since been replaced with new versions. Researchers from Upstream, a mobile technology firm, unearthed a shocking find, however, exposing how the app had in fact made millions of purchases for premium content without user permission. ![]() Millions of Android users who installed ‘ai.type’, a free-to-download emoji keyboard app, have been urged to hit delete following a discovery that the app had placed unauthorised premium digital content orders.ĭownloaded and installed over 40 million times, the immensely popular app, developed by Israeli company ai.type Ltd, is advertised as a sophisticated, customisable touch-screen keyboard for smart devices. ![]()
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