Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2018
MacKeeper affiliate and sales-practice concerns
Kromtech stated that it was taking steps to eliminate affiliates and address aggressive sales techniques used to promote MacKeeper.
2017
Exposure of patient health information
Kromtech discovered a leak involving health data belonging to approximately 150,000 patients. The available reference does not identify the affected organization or describe the final remediation.
2015
MacKeeper deceptive-sales allegations and settlement
A class-action lawsuit connected with MacKeeper alleged that users were deceived into paying for unnecessary fixes. The case settled for US$2 million without an admission of wrongdoing.
2015
Exposure of encrypted Kromtech account records
A researcher reported a misconfigured database containing approximately 13 million encrypted Kromtech accounts.