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@ 2022/10/11Available through Apple and Android
More than a million Facebook users might have given their usernames and passwords to harmful apps designed to help scammers take over their accounts.
Social notworking company Meta warned has found more than 400 malicious apps available on Apple and Android devices. These apps pretended to offer mobile games, photo editing, fitness tracking or even to brighten a phone's flashlight. Facebook users who might have logged into the social network on a malicious app will receive a security notice that includes steps they can take to protect their accounts. Some of those steps include resetting their Facebook password, adding an extra layer of security known as two-factor authentication and turning on alerts so users know when someone has tried to sign into their Facebook accounts.
More than a million Facebook users might have given their usernames and passwords to harmful apps designed to help scammers take over their accounts.
Social notworking company Meta warned has found more than 400 malicious apps available on Apple and Android devices. These apps pretended to offer mobile games, photo editing, fitness tracking or even to brighten a phone's flashlight. Facebook users who might have logged into the social network on a malicious app will receive a security notice that includes steps they can take to protect their accounts. Some of those steps include resetting their Facebook password, adding an extra layer of security known as two-factor authentication and turning on alerts so users know when someone has tried to sign into their Facebook accounts.
