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Posted January 18, 2022: If you have an iPhone or iPad, watch out for fake iOS streaming apps. According to Apple developer Kosta Eleftheriou, the latter used movie trailers to lure victims into buying codes and premium subscriptions. Despite their security features, App Stores generate as much as $6 million in revenue annually.

For users, downloading apps on their iPhones is risk-free. First of all, some people collect a lot of personal data with due honor, sometimes unexpectedly, such as Facebook, which collects information from accelerometers. And then, of course, some people are more or less unaware, including large security breaches that compromise the integrity of smartphones. There are millions of these downloads every day.

And then, finally, some people just want to blackmail you. While the App Store has security features, many of them are vulnerable. Apple developer Kosta Eleftheriou specifically warned that the store is full of fake streaming apps. To appeal to their victims, the latter use movie trailers and boast of offering many features.

It is by downloading these apps that the know-how is revealed. These do encourage users to spend money on code that should unlock previously promised features. Victims can also get so-called subscriptions, the benefits of which they never see. These also get Apple involved, as the company gets commissions of up to 30 percent on the revenue generated.

"While Apple has no control over its App Store, these apps have been downloaded more than 2 million times; they now generate about 16,000 downloads per day, or about $6 million per year,"Kosta Eleftheriou said. According to him, the apps have been available in online stores for months. Despite many negative reviews warning users not to use the scam.

Eric Friedman, Apple's head of fraud and risk engineering algorithms, said the App Store security system looked "more like a pretty lady greeting you at a Hawaii airport than a drug sniffer dog." Note that the developers of these apps even appeal to influencers; there are millions of followers to promote them.

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