Highly insecure AI apps in the App Store are leaking tons of user data

Extremely poorly constructed AI apps available in the App Store are leaking the data of millions of users, a repository from a security research team has revealed.

Some popular AI apps with hundreds of thousands of reviews are considered a massive security risk

The rise of artificial intelligence and connected services has led to a surge of apps in the App Store on the topic. However, that AI gold rush can lead to some extremely poorly made apps to be made, risking user data to make a quick buck.

A new repository from security outfit CovertLabs is working to expose apps that have failed to secure user data properly. Known as Firehound, it is a public repository that catalogs the databases and files leaked out by apps, serving as a warning to developers to be more careful with user data.

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