#malicious apps

Everything they offer to do the site already does, and likely does it better. The free apps will track your data inside and out of Ao3, and any money exchanges are wholly unnecessary because Ao3 is nonprofit, so the app is just scamming you out of funds.

DO NOT USE AN APP TO READ AO3

On top of the above issues you can now be almost certain that any app used to read Ao3 will also be scraping fics from Ao3 for garbage AI slop collection.

r/Artists

21h ago

MistakeObvious8471

URGENT: YOUR ART IS ABOUT TO BE STOLEN BY AI APP. READ THIS. ⚠️

Listen up: we already knew AI was screwing us over, but there’s this specific app called PixAI where people are intentionally uploading art from everyone—big and small creators alike. They’re doing it to "train" prompts on specific styles so they can sell commissions using stolen work.

Please, we need to mass report this app. If anyone knows of other ways to fight back besides reporting, speak up. We HAVE to take down this garbage and any others that pop up.

(via Malicious Apps on Alexa or Google Home Can Spy or Steal Passwords)

remember these are APPROVED apps, called 'skills' for Amazon Alexa and 'actions' for Google Home:

"Google and Amazon smart speakers can be leveraged to record user conversation or to phish for passwords through malicious voice apps, security researchers warn.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @[email protected]

"NEW: The UK government, along with other Western governments, published an advisory containing a list of more than 100 malicious Android apps.

The apps were trojanized versions of two spyware families: BadBazaar and Moonshine, used to target Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Taiwanese communities.

"The apps specifically target individuals internationally who are connected to topics that are considered by the Chinese state to pose a threat to its stability," the UK's National Cyber Security Centre wrote."

The National Computer Emergency Response Team (nCERT) has recently alerted Android users worldwide about a significant threat posed by the Konfety Group. This malicious campaign, known as the “Konfety Apps” campaign, involved over 200 counterfeit applications on the Google Play Store designed to deceive users and exploit their devices. Although these apps have been removed, it is crucial to…