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Fleeceware apps extract hundreds of dollars per year from their users through subscription services

Avast has discovered more than 200 new fleeceware applications on the Apple App Store and the Google PlayStore. The applications attract users with a promise of a free 3-day trial, with an unusually high subscription fee attached. Once the trial is over, users are charged a recurring subscription fee ‘ even if they deleted the app by that time ‘ until they cancel the subscription in their device’s app subscriptions settings. One of the apps, for example, offers a $66 per week subscription, potentially costing the victim $3,432 per year unless cancelled.

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/03/25/fleeceware-apps/

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