AliExpress (com.alibaba.aliexpresshd): Privacy & Security Findings

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387+
Android/iOS apps audited
Every app is decompiled at source-code level, not just scanned from outside.
1.04M+
Smali classes read
The full shipped code we have actually read, not an estimate.
262+
Critical findings recorded
Confirmed findings copied to regulators, not theoretical risks.
970+
Weak points found
Third-party tracking we have provably found inside the binary.
567+
Endpoints investigated
Real servers and countries where data actually flows.
132+
SDK instances mapped
Reusable libraries correlated across the entire corpus.
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AliExpress
HKEx
2026-06-21
90d ago
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Critical
AliExpress bundles a full-screen recording tool with ByteDance components, creating a data pathway subject to China's National Intelligence Law, while the certificate meant to confirm you're really connecting to AliExpress's own servers has sat expired for over 20 months with no sign anyone noticed.
WhiteScreenRecorder full-screen capture combined with ByteDance's shadowhook SDK and TikTok assets, a China National Intelligence Law data pathway. Certificate pins expired for 20+ months, silently disabled. Every substantive question has been met with an automated reply routing to a card-fraud team.
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GDPR Art. 5(1)(c)GDPR Art. 9GDPR Art. 35+5
Yes
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