Popular Android Apps Like Clean Master Reportedly Caught Committing 'Ad Fraud'

A number of Android apps developed by two popular Chinese developers have been found to be involved in an ad fraud scheme. An app analytics firm discovered that eight apps on Google play Store with more than two billion downloads have been exploiting user permissions to steal "millions of dollars". Seven of these apps come from Cheetah Mobile, a Chinese internet company, while the other one has been developed by Kika Tech, another ChineseHindustan news