Scam iOS apps promise fitness, steal money instead

guest · Dec 3, 2018

Scam iOS apps promise fitness, steal money instead
December 3, 2018
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/12/03/scam-ios-apps-promise-fitness-steal-money-instead/

Multiple apps posing as fitness-tracking tools were caught misusing Apple’s Touch ID feature to steal money from iOS users. The dodgy payment mechanism used by the apps is swift and unexpected and activated while victims are scanning their fingerprint seemingly for fitness-tracking purposes.

The apps were called “Fitness Balance app” and “Calories Tracker app”, and at first glance appeared to put users on the road to fitness – they could calculate the BMI, track the daily calorie intake, or remind users to drink more water. These services, however, came with an unexpectedly hefty price tag, according to Reddit users.

[...] the apps request a fingerprint scan to “view their personalized calorie tracker and diet recommendations” [...] Only moments after the user complies with the request [...] the apps then display a popup showing a dodgy payment [...]

This popup is only visible for about a second, however, if the user has a credit or debit card directly connected to their Apple account, the transaction is considered verified and money is wired to the operator behind these scams.
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roger_m · Dec 3, 2018

I would never setup my fingerprint as a payment method.

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