This iOS Trojan Is Harvesting Facial-Recognition Data (www.pcmag.com)
from yogthos@lemmy.ml to security@lemmy.ml on 15 Feb 2024 13:41
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randompasta@lemmy.today on 15 Feb 2024 14:00 next collapse

Steal a password and I can change it. Steal your face and listen to the Grateful Dead.

deforestgump@hexbear.net on 15 Feb 2024 15:49 next collapse

Is this how we get Face/Off 2?

tyler@programming.dev on 15 Feb 2024 17:39 collapse

An Android version was also uncovered with even more capabilities. However, the malware isn’t circulating on official app stores. Nor does it exploit any iOS vulnerabilities. Instead, the creators of the malware have been tricking victims into installing the malicious app and then granting all the necessary configurations, including powerful device permissions via Apple’s TestFlight or Mobile Device Management profile system.

So… not malware or a Trojan. Just a regular app that people are being tricked into installing, then tricked into setting up MDM…

I thought for sure this was going to be a security flaw. Turns out the security is fine