The Meta group has issued an official press release to warn users against many virulent applications.
The latter are invited to be wary of many Android and iOS applications that seek to steal Facebook information.
These Android malware are after your Facebook account
General alert on the side of Meta, since the company indicates that it has identified no less than 400 infected applications, on Android as on iOS, which take pleasure in stealing the Facebook identifiers of their victims.
The American giant strongly encourages users not to download any application from a third-party store (outside Play Store or App Store therefore), but also not to trust an application that requires access to data from a network. social to function.
Photo editing apps including
Indeed, the applications highlighted recently by Meta were indeed available officially, either on the Android and Apple stores. Applications “disguised” as photo editing programs, but also games, VPN services or even business-oriented applications. So many applications very popular with the general public.
These infected applications can attract the trust of the user by a very attractive coating, but also very positive opinions, obviously written directly by the authors of these last ones. Applications that require, as soon as they are opened, ” log in with facebook “.
Obviously, the application is immediately responsible for stealing the username and password of the user, which allows hackers to freely access the Facebook account of the latter, and to consult his personal information, his Messenger account. … Meta thus warns users, indicating that an application does not have to impose any Facebook account to function.
Affected apps include Apex Race Game, Video Converter Master, Ad Manager for Social, Best Fun Cam, Text Camera, Bomb Master 3D, Beauty Camera, Bamboo VPN, Perfect Puzzles, Face Picture, Super Tuber VPN, Arts Photos , Sketch CamPlus, Life Run, Sticker Maker Pro, Cool Lock or even Rush Car 3D… So beware.
Sources: The Hacker News, Meta
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