Apple has removed an app that it was unknowingly hosting on the App Store that scammed Facebook advertisers and led hackers to use advertisers’ ad budgets to run possibly malicious ads on Facebook’s platforms, Business Insider reports . Insider they were locked out of their account within just 10 minutes of downloading and logging into the app from Apple’s App Store. Apple said that the app was originally submitted to the App Store as a simple document manager with no ties or functionality to the Facebook platform. Apple claimed in a statement to Insider that the app turned malicious after it was approved for the company’s platform. Facebook flagged the app to Apple in mid-July, but only after Insider’s request for comment to the Cupertino tech giant was the app removed from the platform. Apple proudly states that the App Store is “a safe and trusted place to discover and download apps,” with apps being held to the “highest standards for privacy, security, and content.” Apple screens all apps before they’re presented for download on the App Store. According to the company, over 250,000 apps were rejected for the App Store last year for violating privacy guidelines, with an even… Read full this story
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