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Illegal gambling apps have appeared back into Apple and Google stores

by The Gurus
September 27, 2019
in Cyber Bites

Google and Apple recently removed hundreds of apps from their respective app stores after being informed they were actually fronts for gambling operations. While it’s not unusual to find malicious apps, this operation was different in that many of the apps passed through Google and Apple’s vetting process, Trend Micro reported. This was accomplished by essentially delivering two apps in one to the app store reviewer, one good and one bad. The “good” app presents itself and performs as advertised, delivering the weather, entertainment or fitness information, and tricking the reviewer into believing it is legitimate. However, once it is approved and uploaded to the store the malicious developers push through an update that alters the app content, bringing to the forefront the gambling app. In each case the code contained a switch that can turn the gambling function on or off.

Source: SC Magazine

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