Malicious or dangerous code has been detected in three dozen Android camera apps. They illegally collected and sold user data like location, pushed annoying ads to smartphones, redirected users to fake sites, quietly turned on microphones or cameras, and so on.

Dangerous apps have been downloaded to 1.4 billion smartphones worldwide. Some of them are quite popular, and each app has 300 million downloads. 16 out of 30 applications were developed in Hong Kong.

Here Is the List of Dangerous Apps:

• BeautyPlus – Easy Photo Editor & Selfie Camera
• BeautyCam
• Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera
• Selfie Camera – Beauty Camera & Photo Editor
• Beauty Camera Plus – Sweet Camera ♥ Makeup Photo
• Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera & Photo Editor
• YouCam Perfect – Best Selfie Camera & Photo Editor
• Sweet Snap – Beauty Selfie Camera & Face Filter
• Sweet Selfie Snap – Sweet Camera, Beauty Cam Snap
• Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera with Photo Editor
• Beauty Camera – Best Selfie Camera & Photo Editor
• B612 – Beauty & Filter Camera
• Face Makeup Camera & Beauty Photo Makeup Editor
• Sweet Selfie – Selfie Camera & Makeup Photo Editor
• Selfie camera – Beauty camera & Makeup camera
• YouCam Perfect – Best Photo Editor & Selfie Camera
• Beauty Camera Makeup Face Selfie, Photo Editor
• Selfie Camera – Beauty Camera
• Z Beauty Camera
• HD Camera Selfie Beauty Camera
• Candy Camera – selfie, beauty camera, photo editor
• Makeup Camera-Selfie Beauty Filter Photo Editor
• Beauty Selfie Plus – Sweet Camera Wonder HD Camera
• Selfie Camera – Beauty Camera & AR Stickers
• Pretty Makeup, Beauty Photo Editor & Selfie Camera
• Beauty Camera
• Bestie – Camera360 Beauty Cam
• Photo Editor – Beauty Camera
• Beauty Makeup, Selfie Camera Effects, Photo Editor
• Selfie cam – bestie makeup beauty camera & filters