Simple iPhone mistake everyone makes could result in bank-raiding attack as rogue apps ‘see everything on your screen’

Simple iPhone mistake everyone makes could result in bank-raiding attack as rogue apps ‘see everything on your screen’
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Simple iPhone mistake everyone makes could result in bank-raiding attack as rogue apps ‘see everything on your screen’
Author: Amelia Stout
Published: Feb, 08 2025 16:02

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Simple iPhone mistake everyone makes could result in bank-raiding attack as rogue apps ‘see everything on your screen’ A SIMPLE iPhone mistake made by millions could result in owners' banks being raided via rogue apps.

The malware can be innocently downloaded from the App Store onto any iOS product, including iPads - and allows hackers to "see everything on your screen", experts warned.

Believing he was now speaking to ‘Charlie Adams’ from the Barclays fraud team, the victim was instructed to log in to his business bank accounts on his desktop computer.

As well as passwords to bank accounts, it can also mine for crypto information such as recovery phrases for crypto wallets.

The scam works by cloning the bank's phone number - gaining trust from customers by telling them to look up the number online.

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