Protecting People From Malicious Account Compromise Apps- Are Passwords for Social Media Secure? The Apple and Google App Stores contain hundreds of insecure apps, according , according to Meta!

 About 400 unsecured smartphone applications for Apple and Android devices have been found by Meta, the business that was formerly known as Facebook, to collect social media passwords. These apps, according to David Agranovich, director of threat protection at Meta, are marketed as photo editors, games, VPN services, business tools, and other utilities and may be found on the Apple and Google app stores.

According to Meta's blog post, these applications con users into downloading them and frequently need users to check in using their Facebook account information to access particular features. Yet, the apps steal users' credentials if they enter them. Almost 40% of these apps, according to the business, were photo editors, although some were as basic as flashlight apps.

Meta informed Apple and Google, who oversee and examine the apps available on their app marketplaces, about this information. Apple has not answered inquiries regarding whether it has taken action against any of the listed apps, but Google has already located and removed the majority of the apps under its inquiry system.

Users of social media should exercise caution while downloading apps from the Apple and Google app stores, as a result. Users should refrain from entering their social media passwords when checking in and only download apps from reliable sources. The discovery of vulnerable apps by Meta emphasizes the significance of organizations like Apple and Google acting to protect the safety and security of their consumers.