Both Apple and Google were alerted to the issue after Meta researchers found more than 400 malicious apps across their respective app platforms. The apps in question.
What just happened? Meta recently released vulnerability information regarding several hundred malicious Android and iOS applications. All of the apps were listed in Apple and Google app stores and disguised as legitimate software. But despite their descriptions and reviews, they were designed with the end goal of stealing user information.
Both Apple and Google were alerted to the issue after Meta researchers found more than 400 malicious apps across their respective app platforms. The apps in question provided users the option to log into or access an app’s additional features via their Facebook account. Once entered, the user’s credentials were stolen and used to provide unauthorized access to the victim’s data.
