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Wired exposes 400+ apps hiding nonconsensual deepfake and CSAM tools behind mundane fronts

KeLing Technology scrubs ties after Wired contacts it

1 Nov 2 5:00 AM · 9d ago · 1 article · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

Email addresses linked to the Hong Kong-registered entity KeLing Technology Limited and related apps did not respond to Wired's requests for comment, but after being contacted the operators appeared to erase public connections between the company and the deepfake tools.

KeLing Technology scrubs ties after Wired contacts it
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“This is an organized, commercially run operation: One operator behind hundreds of disposable apps and domains, cloaked to pass App Store review and pushed through tens of thousands of Meta ads under fake payer names.”

Paul Bouchaud, Lead researcher, AI Forensics · rss ↗

Matt Burgess Wired investigative reporterPaul Bouchaud Lead researcher, AI ForensicsKeLing Technology Limited Hong Kong-registered entity linked to the app networkMeta Platform hosting the ads linking to the appsApple and Google App store operators hosting the apps

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Peak 19 pieces in two hours at Nov 2, 4 AM; 35 pieces over 9 days (23 articles · 12 posts) Nov 2, 4 AM — 19 pieces · 16 articles · 3 posts — Google News 9, Newswires 6, Mastodon 3, +1 moreNov 2, 6 AM — 5 pieces · 3 articles · 2 posts — Mastodon 3, Newswires 1, Google News 1Nov 2, 8 AM — 3 pieces · 1 article · 2 posts — Bluesky 1, Google News 1, Mastodon 1Nov 2, 10 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Nov 2, 12 PM — quietNov 2, 2 PM — quietNov 2, 4 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Nov 2, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Nov 2, 8 PM — quietNov 2, 10 PM — quietNov 3, 12 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Nov 3, 2 AM — quietNov 3, 4 AM — quietNov 3, 6 AM — quietNov 3, 8 AM — quietNov 3, 10 AM — quietNov 3, 12 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Nov 3, 2 PM — quietNov 3, 4 PM — quietNov 3, 6 PM — quietNov 3, 8 PM — quietNov 3, 10 PM — quietNov 4, 12 AM — quietNov 4, 2 AM — quietNov 4, 4 AM — quietNov 4, 6 AM — quietNov 4, 8 AM — quietNov 4, 10 AM — quietNov 4, 12 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Nov 4, 2 PM — quietNov 4, 4 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Nov 4, 6 PM — quietNov 4, 8 PM — quietNov 4, 10 PM — quietNov 5, 12 AM — quietNov 5, 2 AM — quietNov 5, 4 AM — quietNov 5, 6 AM — quietNov 5, 8 AM — quietNov 5, 10 AM — quietNov 5, 12 PM — quietNov 5, 2 PM — quietNov 5, 4 PM — quietNov 5, 6 PM — quietNov 5, 8 PM — quietNov 5, 10 PM — quietNov 6, 12 AM — quietNov 6, 2 AM — quietNov 6, 4 AM — quietNov 6, 6 AM — quietNov 6, 8 AM — quietNov 6, 10 AM — quietNov 6, 12 PM — quietNov 6, 2 PM — quietNov 6, 4 PM — quietNov 6, 6 PM — quietNov 6, 8 PM — quietNov 6, 10 PM — quietNov 7, 12 AM — quietNov 7, 2 AM — quietNov 7, 4 AM — quietNov 7, 6 AM — quietNov 7, 8 AM — quietNov 7, 10 AM — quietNov 7, 12 PM — quietNov 7, 2 PM — quietNov 7, 4 PM — quietNov 7, 6 PM — quietNov 7, 8 PM — quietNov 7, 10 PM — quietNov 8, 12 AM — quietNov 8, 2 AM — quietNov 8, 4 AM — quietNov 8, 6 AM — quietNov 8, 8 AM — quietNov 8, 10 AM — quietNov 8, 12 PM — quietNov 8, 2 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Bluesky 1Nov 8, 4 PM — quietNov 8, 6 PM — quietNov 8, 8 PM — quietNov 8, 10 PM — quietNov 9, 12 AM — quietNov 9, 2 AM — quietNov 9, 4 AM — quietNov 9, 6 AM — quietNov 9, 8 AM — quietNov 9, 10 AM — quietNov 9, 12 PM — quietNov 9, 2 PM — quietNov 9, 4 PM — quietNov 9, 6 PM — quietNov 9, 8 PM — quietNov 9, 10 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 4 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 10 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 2 AM — quietToday, 4 AM — quiet 1–2
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 3 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 2 outlets How did 400 AI apps with hidden deepfake tools bypass app store checks? | Apps were developed by a single Chinese org | Inshorts

    first by Inshorts, 9d ago · also Firstpost

    2 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets Hundreds of AI Apps Secretly Generate Sexually Abusive Deepfakes, Evading App Store Reviews

    first by OECD AI Policy Observatory, 9d ago · also WIRED

    1 more headline
  3. 1 outlet Over 400 Linked Apps Hid Explicit Deepfake Tools Behind Pet Photos and Workout Coaching

    first by Northeast Times, 9d ago

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