Tag: Fake ChatGPT apps

Beware! These ChatGPT-themed apps are dangerous! Here is what you must do
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Beware! These ChatGPT-themed apps are dangerous! Here is what you must do

[ad_1] ChatGPT has gained immense popularity as soon as it first became available on November 30, 2022. However, its very popularity has ensured that scammers try to take advantage of gullible users by rolling out fake ChatGPT AI chatbots. In fact, ChatGPT has presented an enormous opportunity for scammers to launch malware attacks and it has now acquired dangerous proportions. In the past few months, several apps and software masquerading as ChatGPT-tools have been rolled out. In the latest development, as per researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42, a new wave of malware variants has surfaced simultaneously with the launch of OpenAI's GPT-3.5 and subsequently GPT-4. These malicious software variations specifically target users who are interested in using the ChatGPT tool.Further in...
Beware of fake ChatGPT apps! They can scam you out of money; delete if you downloaded any
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Beware of fake ChatGPT apps! They can scam you out of money; delete if you downloaded any

[ad_1] ChatGPT's soaring popularity has turned into an opportunity for online scammers! The buzz around this popular AI chatbot sparked the roll out of slew of fake apps on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Now, cybersecurity firm Sophos has warned the public about these fake ChatGPT apps. It says that downloading these appps can be dangerous and also, they have have near-zero functionality and are constantly serving ads. The report has warned that these apps coerce unsuspecting users into signing up for a subscription that can cost hundreds of dollars a year.How does this fake ChatGPT app scam work? Sophos refers to these misleading apps as 'fleeceware' and describes them as apps that bombard users with advertisements until they surrender and get the subscription. These ap...
Beware of fake ChatGPT apps! Fraudsters raking in massive sums of money
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Beware of fake ChatGPT apps! Fraudsters raking in massive sums of money

[ad_1] ChatGPT has seen a meteoric rise since its launch in November 2022. It soon became the fastest-growing app of all time by reaching 100 million users in just 2 months, a feat that took even TikTok 9 months to achieve. But this accomplishment has also led to fake apps emerging with the promise of offering ChatGPT services to users but instead installing malware onto devices and infecting them with data or money-stealing malware. Since OpenAI does not have any standalone ChatGPT app for mobile devices, users can easily mistake hundreds of fake apps on Google Play Store as the official ChatGPT app.We have reported several such apps and their dangers in the past, but now a new report has shed light on different fake ChatGPT apps which do not install any malware, but force the users in...