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Macintosh News => iPhone/iPod/iPad News => Topic started by: HCK on September 02, 2024, 04:05:06 pm



Title: PSA: Watch out for phishing attacks with fake banking app updates
Post by: HCK on September 02, 2024, 04:05:06 pm
PSA: Watch out for phishing attacks with fake banking app updates

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/08/Fake-banking-app-updates.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>A <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/security/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">security[/url] researcher has discovered a phishing attack intended to fool <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPhone[/url] users into installing what is claimed to be an update to their banking app.</p>



<p>The attack works despite iOS protections because what is actually being ‘installed’ is a progressive web app, which involves no <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/app-store/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">App Store[/url] vetting or warnings …</p>



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