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Title: Millions of users installed iOS fleeceware from official App Store
Post by: HCK on December 25, 2022, 04:05:10 pm
Millions of users installed iOS fleeceware from official App Store

Security analysts are reporting a growth in fleeceware apps promoted on Appleā€™s App Store as free ones but eventually overcharging users for junk services. Fleeceware is a researchers-coined term denoting applications that follow questionable marketing practices and exhibit the following characteristics: they provide paid features that are available at zero or lower cost in other apps; and they may also pretend to be completely free but end up charging people after a short trial period expires.
Source: Millions of users installed iOS fleeceware from official App Store (https://macsecurity.net/view/369-millions-of-users-installed-ios-fleeceware-from-official-app-store)