New study shows ‘massive spike’ in fraudulent apps powered by AI<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>A new study says there has been a dramatic rise in the number of fraudulent mobile <a href="
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https://9to5mac.com/guides/artificial-intelligence/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AI[/url] tools.</p>
<p>So far in 2025, there’s been a 300% increase in fraudulent apps on iOS, and a 600% increase on Android … </p>
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New study shows ‘massive spike’ in fraudulent apps powered by AI