Meta announced that more than a million users’ passwords were stolen by third-party apps. The technology giant stated that these third applications can be downloaded from both the App Store and Google Play. Publishing a report on the data breach, Meta also shared with social media users how to distinguish dangerous software. So, how can the software be understood among the third-party applications? Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
Meta announced that they found over 400 malware!
In a statement on its blog account about the data breach, Meta stated that harmful applications downloaded from the App Store and Google Play are generally entertainment-oriented. The company said in a statement that the malware is mostly on Google Play.
Meta
The technology giant also made the following statement:
We’ve reported our findings to Apple and Google and are helping potentially affected people learn more about how to stay safe and keep their accounts secure.
Meta reported that software that only asks to use Facebook password when logging in after downloading the app is malicious. In this way, he explained that applications can make a data breach via Meta. The company thinks this can protect the information of Facebook users. He also explained that the contents of malware are usually as follows:
- Photo apps that let you transform yourself into a cartoon character
- VPNs that claim to access blocked content or websites
- Flashlight apps and phone utilities that claim to light up your phone’s flashlight
- Health and lifestyle apps like horoscopes and fitness trackers
- Business or ad management apps that claim to provide hidden or unauthorized features not found in official apps by tech platforms
Table of contents of metadata-violating apps
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