"Meta Warns Of Password-Stealing Phone Apps"

A million Facebook users have been "exposed" to seemingly harmless smartphone apps designed to steal their social network passwords, according to Meta. So far this year, Meta has identified over 400 malicious apps tailored for smartphones powered by Apple or Android software and available in the Apple and Google app stores, according to David Agranovich, director of threat disruption, during a briefing. These apps were disguised as photo editors, games, Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, business apps, and other utilities on the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store to trick people into downloading them. According to Meta's security team, the apps frequently ask people to log in with their Facebook account information to use promised features, stealing usernames and passwords if entered. More than 40 percent of the apps Meta listed involved image editing or manipulation, and some appeared to be as simple as using smartphones as flashlights. This article continues to discuss Meta's warning of hundreds of password-stealing mobile apps. 

IBT reports "Meta Warns Of Password-Stealing Phone Apps"