META DETECTS MALWARE APPS

Facebook’s parent company Meta said on Friday that it has detected more than
400 malware apps this year designed to steal users’ Facebook login information.

The apps, which were listed on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, were disguised to look like fun or useful apps, from photo editors to VPNs to fitness trackers, Meta said in a press release.

Users were typically prompted to login into their Facebook account upon downloading the apps, which would allow the malware to steal their login information.

The people who developed the malware apps also published fake positive reviews in the app stores to cover up any negative reviews that appeared, Meta noted.