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iPhone and Android users are warned to check for 400 apps that could let hackers steal data including photo editors apps. Here is the list.
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Do you have any of these apps on your iPhone and Android? Users are warned to check for 400 apps that could let hackers steal data.
According to reports, dangerous apps have managed to get onto the marketplace by disguising themselves as popular services such as photo editors, mobile games and VPN services.
Facebook put up an alert after discovering a data hack related to more than 400 apps.
Facebook said it had found specific apps that appear to have been stealing private logins from smartphone users.
Furthermore, these apps were listed on the official Google Play Store and Apple App Store marketplaces, which means they could have been installed on thousands of devices.
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“We identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps this year that target people across the internet to steal their Facebook login information.
“We reported our findings to Apple and Google and are helping potentially impacted people to learn more about how to stay safe and secure their accounts.”
Facebook
Once the apps are installed, it tries to access private data by suggesting users need to sign in via their Facebook account to gain access to features.
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“When a person installs the malicious app, it may ask them to ‘Login With Facebook’ before they are able to use its promised features.If the login information is stolen, attackers could potentially gain full access to a person’s account and do things like message their friends or access private information.”
Facebook
It furthermore said they had reported these malicious apps to their peers at Apple and Google, and they had been taken down from both app stores prior to this report’s publication.
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Click here for a list of malicious apps.
There are many legitimate apps that offer the features listed above or that may ask you to sign in with Facebook in a safe and secure way. Cybercriminals know how popular these types of apps are and use these themes to trick people and steal their accounts and information.
Here are a few things to consider before logging into a mobile app with your Facebook account:
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