A high-ranking scam app has been removed from the official Apple App Store. Unlike other malicious applications, this one specifically targets Facebook advertisers.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook walks off stage after speaking during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC which is typically a showcase for upcoming updates to Apple hardware and software. The conference runs through June 6.
For the past few years, the giant iPhone maker reiterated that its application platform is a safe place.
"For over a decade, the App Store has proved to be a safe and trusted place to discover and download apps," said Apple via its official App Store blog post.
But, it seems like the official Apple App Store is not 100% safe as malicious applications are on the app platform. Although this is the case, the tech firm still makes efforts to remove them.
High-Ranking Scam App Removed by Apple!
According to MacRumors' latest report, the scam app removed by the iPhone maker was recently a high-ranking application.
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A researcher browses an internet site with a job offer for a United Nations agency that has been flagged as a scam in Nairobi on June 30, 2022. - A report by Code for Africa revealed that in 2020 when job losses soared during the Covid-19 pandemic 33 scam recruitment Facebook accounts, groups and pages with more than 184,000 followers targeted people in Kenya.
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It is among the top apps appearing when you search "Facebook ad manager." The hackers behind this malicious tool presented it as a legitimate ads manager for FB advertisements.
However, cybersecurity experts discovered that it is a backdoor providing account access to malicious actors.
Because of this, the fake ad manager application was already flagged in July. But, Apple only confirmed its removal after Business Insider requested for comment.
Malicious Apps on Apple App Store
Recently, VPN Check claimed that dozens of malicious iOS apps are still lurking in the iPhone maker's official application platform.
TechRadar reported that Avast, an antivirus firm, already released data showing that more than 130 dangerous apps were active in March 2021.
However, a year after the report, VPN Check confirmed that more than 80 of the previously identified malicious applications are still active. These include horoscope, phone cleaner, wallpaper, and video editor apps.
This is why it is important to check the legitimacy of the iOS apps before installing them.
Previously, FTC announced that crypto scams were able to steal more than $1 billion from Americans.
On the other hand, cybersecurity experts claimed that the top-grossing applications on the Apple App Store contain scams.
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