Is 'New Profile Pic' App a Russian Malware Scam?

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Is 'New Profile Pic' App a Russian Malware Scam?
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As users posted photos from the 'New Profile Pic' app, a piece of mobile software that uses artificial intelligence to create profile pics, messages started circulating on social media claiming that this app was some sort of Russian malware scam.

,” two apps that collectively have millions of reviews, the vast majority of which are five stars.

We are a BVI company. Our app is being developed by an international team with development offices in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.that this app was developed by a company “overlooking the Moscow River three miles from Red Square,” insinuating a connection between this app and the Kremlin.

Again, we can’t help remembering the lookalike ‘Bangladesh story’. All we can do is explain patiently that all our apps are NOT a threat. We are a BVI company with development offices in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Nevertheless, your photos are NOT sent to Moscow. All our apps are server-based and user images are uploaded to Amazon AWS / Microsoft Azure servers located in the US. This is necessary in order to apply all those fancy effects driven by AI technologies.

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