Be wary of the Beauty Plus app series, B612: Being accused of intrusion, transmitting malicious code, stealing data sent to China

As an open source operating system, Android is always a more intrusive target than iOS to install multiple circumvention applications to exploit existing vulnerabilities. Recently, CyberNews has released a list of newly discovered applications that have suspicious signs of stealing user data as well as transmitting malicious code to the device at any time. In particular, among them are some very familiar names with millions of virtual believers in the world and in Vietnam: Beauty Plus and B612.

List of 30 specific apps denounced by CyberNews:

1. BeautyPlus – Easy Photo Editor & Selfie Camera

2. BeautyCam

3. Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera

4. Selfie Camera – Beauty Camera & Photo Editor

5. Beauty Camera Plus – Sweet Camera & Makeup Photo

6. Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera & Photo Editor

7. YouCam Perfect – Best Selfie Camera & Photo Editor

8. Sweet Snap – Beauty Selfie Camera & Face Filter

9. Sweet Selfie Snap – Sweet Camera & Beauty Cam Snap

10. Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera with Photo Editor

11. Beauty Camera – Best Selfie Camera & Photo Editor

12. B612 – Beauty & Filter Camera

13. Face Makeup Camera & Beauty Photo Makeup Editor

14. Sweet Selfie – Selfie Camera & Makeup Photo Editor

15. Selfie camera – Beauty Camera & Makeup camera

16. YouCam Perfect – Best Photo Editor & Selfie Camera

17. Beauty Camera Makeup Face Selfie, Photo Editor

18. Selfie Camera – Beauty Camera

19. Z Beauty Camera

20. HD Camera Selfie Beauty Camera

21. Candy Camera – selfie, beauty camera & photo editor

22. Makeup Camera-Selfie Beauty Filter Photo Editor

23. Beauty Selfie Plus – Sweet Camera Wonder HD Camera

24. Selfie Camera – Beauty Camera & AR Stickers

25. Pretty Makeup, Beauty Photo Editor & Selfie Camera

26. Beauty Camera

27. Bestie – Camera360 Beauty Cam

28. Photo Editor – Beauty Camera

29. Beauty Makeup, Selfie Camera Effects & Photo Editor

30. Selfie cam – Bestie Makeup Beauty Camera & Filters

The team from CyberNews has paid great attention to the beauty and virtual beauty photography apps. Many of the big names that have achieved high scores in terms of downloads and Top Trending on the rankings have revealed negative evidence. BeautyPlus – the leading application with more than 300 million downloads is no exception, was found to contain malicious code or intentionally invade and send unauthorized private data to the source server in China.

One of the simplest ways to protect yourself is to read the terms of use carefully before downloading an app. If you find that the rules are enforced that allow apps to access information such as contacts, private data, or anything else that’s beyond the scope of photos and photos, stop trusting and stay away from them. . No matter if they get their own data to place ads or sell to other parties, that situation is certainly not beneficial and safe for users.

Summary: CyberNews, Forbes