Apple and Google app stores host VPNs linked to sanctioned Chinese group

Apple and Google app stores host VPNs linked to sanctioned Chinese group

New findings reveal free ‘private browsing’ apps popular with US users have ties to blacklisted Qihoo 360

App Stores OK’ed VPNs Run by China PLA

Bad Apple: Chinese firm banned by the U.S. is the shady entity behind a clutch of free VPN apps—with over a million downloads. The post App Stores OK’ed VPNs Run by China PLA appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article… Read more → The post App Stores OK’ed VPNs Run by China PLA appeared first on IT Security News.

Several VPN apps available on the App Store and Play Store are believed to be linked to the Chinese military. According to researchers, these VPNs risk sucking up all the data of Internet users and sending it to servers in China.

An investigation has just revealed the links between several VPNs and the Chinese army. You can find their name in this article.

Five VPN Apps In the App Store Had Links To Chinese Military

A joint investigation found that at least five popular VPN apps on the App Store and Google Play have ties to Qihoo 360, a Chinese company with military links. Apple has since removed two of the apps but has not confirmed the status of the remaining three, which 9to5Mac notes have "racked up more than a million downloads." The five apps in question are Turbo VPN, VPN Proxy Master, Thunder VPN, Snap VPN, and Signal Secure VPN (not associated with…

App stores host VPN apps linked to Chinese military, study finds

Summary: Researchers found that five VPN apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play have ties to the Chinese military. One of the companies is even hiring someone “well-versed in American culture.” Two of the free VPN apps have already been pulled. It’s ironic. VPN services aim to offer users an extra layer of privacy. However, sometimes, you get what you pay for. According to a new report by the research group Tech Transparency Project and fin…