Apple Security fortress breached – Money Extorted!

iOS App Scam: Apple Technology exploited by scammers to make money

Bio-metric based security, such as Fingerprint authentication, is proved to be the most secure & convenient measure to safeguard your systems and applications. Fingerprint sensing in particular is becoming increasingly common and product-differentiating feature in smart phones, tablets and PCs. However, fingerprint authentication also raises security concerns that can be best addressed with users vigilance and awareness.iOS App Scam

Apple’s Touch ID bio-metric technology was recently abused to beguile fitness freaks. Multiple delusive fitness- tracking apps available at Apple App Store fraudulently used Apple’s touch ID platform to trick users into making payments. To fetch the fitness data users were prompted to scan their fingerprints. On doing so the app activated the dodgy payment mechanism to drain $99 to $140 USD from a saved credit card or other payment sources.
These hoax apps – Fitness Balance and Calories tracker were spotted by various Reddit users over the last week. The similarity in the User Interface & functionality of the app depicts that these apps were most likely created by the same developer.

Insights of the iOS App Scam

In order to create personalized diet and other stuffs, the so called fitness tracking apps asked users to place their fingerprint on the Touch ID scanner for 10 seconds. While the user’s finger is still placed on the Touch ID scanner, a pop up is displayed that seeks a payment of $99 to $140 USD. If users continue to place their finger on the pad, the request can be approves almost immediately.iOS App Scam
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