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Fake AI and WhatsApp apps on third‑party Android stores hide spyware, ad fraud

Nov 15, 2025

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by

Elles De Yeager

in Cybercrime & Underground Economy

Appknox warns that fake ChatGPT, DALL·E and WhatsApp apps on third‑party Android stores range from harmless wrappers to spyware that intercepts OTPs.