Tinder's Explosive Growth Attracts Bots and Scammers

In the search for love, especially when it comes to online dating, the concept of caveat emptor definitely applies.

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Since Tinder launched in September 2012, it has become very popular. As of Q1 2014, the “hot or not” dating app has an average monthly active user base of almost 7.6 million, and around 40 percent of all users are accessing the app daily, according to AppData. Unfortunately, along with those great user numbers comes the dreaded spam, and even malware in Tinder’s case.

Tinder is pretty simple when it comes to dating apps. You connect your Facebook, give your age, gender and location and a picture of a potential suitor comes up.

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