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A password manager LastPass calls “fraudulent” booted from App Store

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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As Apple has stepped up its promotion of its App Store as a safer and more trustworthy source of apps, its operators scrambled Thursday to correct a major threat to that narrative: a listing that password manager maker LastPass said was a “fraudulent app impersonating …

Apps can pose bigger security, privacy threat based on where you download them

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Enlarge (credit: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/blinkee-city-rental-scooter-is-seen-in-warsaw-poland-on-news-photo/1031626648 ) Google and Apple have removed hundreds of apps from their app stores at the request of governments around the world, creating regional disparities in access to mobile apps at a time when many economies are becoming increasingly dependent on …

Scammers have 2 clever new ways to install malicious apps on iOS devices

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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Scammers pushing iOS malware are stepping up their game by abusing two legitimate Apple features to bypass App Store vetting requirements and trick people into installing malicious apps. Apple has long required that apps pass a security review and be admitted to the App Store …