
Meta has warned Facebook users who may have unknowingly compromised the security of their accounts by downloading and exposing their personal information through malware.
Security researchers from Tech Giant found more than 400 Android and iOS apps this year that were designed to steal Facebook login information and compromise users’ accounts.
The apps were listed on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store and disguised as photo editors, games, VPN services, business apps and other services to trick people into downloading and using them.
“This is a very hostile and hostile space because while our experts work to detect and remove these programs, some of these programs escape detection by entering the legitimate app store,” David Agranovich, Meta’s director of Disruption and Threats said.
He also said that efforts have been made to report the malicious programs to Apple and Google and success has been seen as there are programs that have been removed from online software stores before their report is published.
According to the Meta company, the malware uses a technique to ask users to log into Facebook through the apps so once the user does so, the malware will steal their username and password.
He also added that as soon as the information is set by the user, the information is stolen so hackers have the opportunity to access the user’s accounts along with their private information and friends list.
However, Meta has recommended that users who think they may have downloaded one of the malicious apps that tells you to login with Facebook should change their account passwords to be more secure and after that, they report those programs to the Meta company.