Apple suspends another spyware app from App Store
5 years, 9 months ago

Apple suspends another spyware app from App Store

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Immediately after spyware-maker Connexxa's infamous app "Assistenza SIM" was caught abusing the iOS enterprise certificate to bypass Apple's App Store guidelines, the iPhone-maker revoked its enterprise certificate, making it un-installable on iOS devices. The iOS enterprise certificate, that is meant "solely for the internal distribution of apps within an organisation" otherwise, allowed the "Assistenza" app to bypass the Apple certification and stay accessible for downloads through phishing sites outside the App Store. Before the app was brought into Google's notice and removed from PlayStore, the spyware developers could read Wi-Fi passwords, emails as well as data from apps like Facebook, Gmail, WhatsApp, Viber and WeChat. Raising questions on Apple's pride over its security measures and App Store policies, a bunch illicit apps that use enterprise certificates offer pirated content, porn, gambling and all kinds of materials.

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