Apple pulled a fake app masquerading as password manager LastPass from the App Store | TechCrunch
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Apple has removed a fake app that was masquerading as password manager LastPass on the App Store. The illegitimate app was listed under an individual
    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      They’ve actually been responsible for tons of malware over the years. I recall seeing a massive leak back around 2015, and the story was buried by PR so quickly it left me very impressed.

      The idea that iOS is in any way, shape, or form more safe than android is 100% PR. The fact Google allows users to override safety measures and install third party apps at their own risk is entirely why they’ve done this.

      If Apple fans realize this is as safe as installing anything else on any computer (including macs), then Apple will have to answer to them. As long as they think they are more protected than android users, however, Apple’s MO to take in money remains safe.

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      9 months ago

      To be fair, things like this are pretty rare.

      The more common experience is that those reviewers are anal as hell reject people for petty stuff. This malware guy lucked out and got the burned out app reviewer who didn’t look twice.

        • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          Yeah, but as the poor sap who has been deemed “computer guy” for every elderly parent, aunt and uncle in the family, I think the Play and App Stores do a decent job of keeping malware in check.

          It’s not perfect, but about once every year or two I have to put out a malware fire with a Windows laptop in the family. Dealing with the phones is less of a headache. Especially the iOS devices.

          I wish iOS made it easier for people like me to remove those guardrails for my own needs, but for my 80 year old parents, I’m all for keeping them living in Apple and Google’s stores.

    • Vub@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      9 months ago

      I am surprised this happened, it’s the first case of anything like this that I have heard of. Do you know of any other cases?

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Its beyond irresponsible it wasn’t pulled the moment the most recent revelations came about. It also made me wonder if Apple “sees” certain fields of your keychain items, in-line with their conflation of convergent encryption as e2ee and other assorted privacy antics

  • JustARegularNerd@aussie.zoneEnglish
    0·
    9 months ago

    I work at an MSP and while it wasn’t LastPass, when you search “Microsoft Authenticator” in the app store there’s a similar looking Authenticator app that’s also blue, and because it’s an ad it shows up first. Had a user install that and was confused why they weren’t able to get MFA working.

    • Blue Lou@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      I recently ran through an MFA enforcement campaign and had to build that app into my instructions. “Make sure it’s the Microsoft authenticator, not the first result in the paid ad slot” because so many people were installing that app. I do deal with pretty low levels of tech savvy, but still.

      • Eager Eagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Ads in these app stores are a fucking cancer. If the search query is an exact match with the app name, the sensible thing to do is make that app always come first. I guess that won’t pay the bills though.