Better check your phone’s keyboard. The detail determines the risk

Generally speaking, Android is a system susceptible to hacker attacks Apple iOS is completely safe. More and more often, however, it turns out that users of Apple phones they also have something to fear.

About another problem for Apple device users donosi signs Certo Software, dealing with the security of mobile devices. The new attack allows it to be installed on the victim’s iPhone fake keyboardwhich works like a classic keylogger and captures all data entered or received by the user, including those of critical importance – for example messages, passwords or codes two-factor authentication. Users may not even realize that criminals have used such a trick.

The method uses TestFlight service – a mechanism created by Apple that allows developers testing pre-release applications in beta for iPhone, iPad and other Apple devices. Criminals came up with the idea of ​​using TestFlight to upload malicious keyboard applications. The threat is serious because of fake keyboards they look identical like the default one from iOS.

Specialists from Certo Software warn that this method is very easy for burglars to implement, and their victims many users have already died Apple phones. Attack method applies all iPhone models, leverages an existing iOS feature and does not require any special technical skills on the part of hackers. TestFlight allows them to bypassing security implemented in the AppStore.

To check if a keylogger keyboard is installed on your Apple phone, go to Settings > General > Keyboards. There you should check your keyboards, especially the ones you have full access to user data.

It is worth adding, attacks using fake keyboards are nothing new, not only on iOS. So tool verification is a practice worth remembering.

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Text source: Tom’s Guide FR