Nudify apps are hiding in plain sight on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store

Hundreds of seemingly innocent apps reportedly turn into troubling deepfake generators after installation. Nudify apps are hiding in plain sight on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Apple and Google still have a ‘nudify’ app problem on their hands.

Mobile Nudify apps are hiding in plain sight on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store Hundreds of seemingly innocent apps reportedly turn into troubling deepfake generators after installation. These apps masquerade as innocent tools and reveal a hidden deepfake interface after installation. The apps were traced back to Chinese developers and Hong Kong-based KeLing Technology Limited.

Apple and Google often talk about the strict guidelines that apps need to follow to be allowed on their stores. Every few months, new reports emerge of harmful apps making their way onto both the Play Store and the App Store. Apps like the fake Chrome browser spotted last month are concerning enough, but Google and Apple have a much bigger, more alarming problem on their hands with “nudify” apps.

Earlier this year, around 38 “nudify” apps were found on the App Store and Play Store, accounting for a combined 483 million downloads and $122 million in revenue.