Millions of users around the world have installed Chinese spy apps

Experts have found out that millions of users around the world have installed Chinese spy apps

by QuVideo Inc.can be found on Google Play and the App Store.

Kommersant reports that more than 157 million users around the world have downloaded these applications.Curiously, the software of QuVideo Inc. was recognized as espionage and malware a few years ago.

Hangzhou-based QuVideo is a video and photo editor app development.In total, she has created six apps, the most popular of which is VivaVideo.It occupies one of the first places in its category on Google Play, it has already been downloaded by more than 100 million people around the world.

However, the app has been caught requesting access to data that has nothing to do with its features.For example, to location information.

Another application, VidStatus, not only monitors users, but also contains a Trojan virus.