A popular video downloader app for Android has been found generating fake ad clicks and unauthorized premium purchases from its users, according to a security firm. Snaptube, which boasts some 40 ...

Generating returns from adware or click fraud is one thing, but the report claims that SnapTube has gone further, to the triggering of premium calls and texts, and subscribing users to paid services.

Upstream also claimed that SnapTube generated premium calls and texts, unbeknownst to its users, that likely generated almost $100 million. SnapTube was developed by China’s Mobiuspace ...

Snaptube accused of serving invisible ads and falsely charging users for premium purchases Snaptube, an Android app with over 40 million users, has been found to serve its users "invisible ads ...

“Snaptube urges Upstream to strictly follow ... the end users’ knowledge while attempting to subscribe them to premium services" Upstream said. "We cannot know or comment whether Mobiuspace ...

Some apps take advantage of this, and popular third-party downloader Snaptube turns out to be one of those. Security platform Secure-D has found evidence of fraudulent advertisement clicks in the ...

The app is reported to have made £78million from premium subscriptions - reports The Express. The app, SnapTube, is promoted as an easy way to download videos from YouTube and Facebook – and ...