CheapAirTickets: Privacy & Security Findings

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Android/iOS apps audited
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Smali classes read
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262+
Critical findings recorded
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970+
Weak points found
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567+
Endpoints investigated
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132+
SDK instances mapped
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CheapAirTickets
Private
2026-06-27
90d ago
Silent
Critical
This flight-booking app has no identifiable company behind it, no EU representative, and no privacy officer, just a personal Gmail address as its only listed contact. It sends your data through Russian servers with no approved legal basis for that transfer, starts tracking before you consent over unencrypted connections, and hides an affiliate-commission arrangement that profits from your bookings without disclosing it.
Anonymous operator - no legal entity, no EU representative, no DPO. Developer: travelapps001@gmail.com. Internal app name: kotlindsllayoutcontainer (unmodified boilerplate template). Russian backend: Aviasales/Travelpayouts (api.travelpayouts.com, places.aviasales.ru) - no EU adequacy decision for Russia. cleartextTrafficPermitted=true global base config. FirebaseInitProvider pre-consent (initOrder=100). Booking.com affiliate ID 8129362 + Travelpayouts car affiliate hardcoded. AppsFlyer 419 + Adjust 34 + Firebase tracking classes. Firebase key AIzaSyCWsXRsl84oRRch4h6t_QqFfn9PgqC-OEQ hardcoded. Undisclosed affiliate extraction model. TO: travelapps001@gmail.com + Google Play. Six messages sent across 77 days to travelapps001@gmail.com; two separate reports to Google Play Developer Support bounced, no confirmation Google ever received either. Not one reply of any kind was ever received. Case closed and published 2026-09-25, on the stated embargo date. BCC: DSB + BfDI + CERT.at.
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GDPR Art. 44
Yes
Closed
Disclosure
90d 00h 00m 00s
Published
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