Fake Versions of Apps Can Infect Your Systems with Malware
Fake Apps with Malware Fake apps loaded down with malware are on the rise…again. What’s worse, new techniques are getting those malicious apps more and more visible, so that unsuspecting team members could easily download them without noticing anything’s wrong. This time there are two distinct elements you need to understand so you can keep your company and data safe. We’ll discuss the apps themselves first, then we’ll dive into SEO poisoning (the technique the bad guys are using to get these apps found). Problem #1: The Apps Themselves So what exactly are these apps? They look like apps your team needs to get work done, like WhatsApp, Chrome, and so on. Even apps we look at as extra secure, like Signal or Telegram, are getting spoofed. Of course, these aren’t the real versions of those apps. They won’t work well or fully, so eventually it might become obvious that something nefarious is happening. But maybe not: it could be that an unsuspecting user tries to install and open the app, ...