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☆ Pinduoduo: One of China's most popular apps has the ability to spy on its users, say experts
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Nectar Gan Yong Xiong Juliana Liu | Nectar Gan | Yong Xiong | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +14 min
Multiple experts identified the presence of malware on the Pinduoduo app that exploited vulnerabilities in Android operating systems. Evidence of sophisticated malware in the Pinduoduo app comes amid intense scrutiny of Chinese-developed apps like TikTok over concerns about data security. Pinduoduo has previously rejected “the speculation and accusation that Pinduoduo app is malicious.”CNN has contacted PDD multiple times over email and phone for comment, but has not received a response. Google Play is not available in China, and Android users in the country download their apps from local stores. Engineers also found their access to big data, data sheets and the log system revoked, the source said.
☆ Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo over malware
  + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Nectar Gan Yong Xiong Juliana Liu | Nectar Gan | Yong Xiong | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Hong Kong CNN —Google has suspended Pinduoduo, a popular Chinese budget shopping app, from its Play Store after finding malware in versions of the app. In a Tuesday statement, Google said versions of the app that are not in the Play Store have been found to contain malware. “We have suspended the Play version of the app for security concerns while we continue our investigation,” a Google spokesperson said. “Google Play Protect enforcement has been set to block installation attempts of these identified malicious apps. Users that have malicious versions of the app downloaded to their devices are warned and prompted to uninstall the app,” the spokesperson said.
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