The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the United States’ main agency for fighting major health threats, said it had been deceived into believing Pushwoosh was based in the U.S. capital. After learning about its Russian roots from Reuters, it removed Pushwoosh software from seven public-facing apps, citing security concerns.
On social media and in U.S. regulatory filings, however, it presents itself as a U.S. company, based at various times in California, Maryland and Washington, D.C., Reuters found. Army soldiers used an app containing the computer code at one of the country’s main combat training bases. The Army“The app in question was developed in 2016 by an individual who is no longer associated with the National Training Center using a free version of Pushwoosh,” US Army spokesperson Bryce Dubee told The Register, adding there was no contract.
In addition to the US government agencies, consumer goods giant Unilever, the Union of European Football Associations, American gun lobby group National Rifle Association, and Britain’s Labour Party also installed Pushwoosh code in their apps, Reuters reported.ditched the softwareWhile the software owner denies the allegations, the paper trail followed by Reuters is suspicious.