{"id":4039,"date":"2025-06-17T09:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobisec.com\/?p=4039"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:54:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T13:54:21","slug":"apple-android-apps-what-happened-in-recent-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobisec.com\/en\/news\/apple-android-apps-what-happened-in-recent-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple and Android apps: what happened in recent weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; display: block;\">Two announcements in a few days show increasing tension in Apple and Android ecosystems over apps mobile security.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><strong>Apple<\/strong> revealed that it has <a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2025\/05\/apple-blocks-9-billion-in-fraud-over-5.html\"><strong>prevented over $9 billion worth of fraudulent transactions since 2020<\/strong><\/a>, including over <strong>$2 billion in 2024 alone.<\/strong> To achieve this, the company has suspended 46,000 developer accounts, rejected 1.9 million app submissions, and removed 37,000 apps that violated store policies.<\/li>\n<li>In parallel, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2025\/06\/android-trojan-crocodilus-now-active-in.html\">Crocodilus Trojan<\/a> continues to evolve on <strong>Android<\/strong>. <strong>Now active in eight European and South American countries<\/strong>, it disguises itself and exploits accessibility permissions to steal banking and cryptocurrency credentials, among other things.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">What these cases teach us<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Apple&#8217;s semi-closed model reduces the attack surface, but does not eliminate it entirely.<\/strong> Despite rigorous reviews, Apple admits to blocking 10,000 &#8216;pirate&#8217; apps outside the official store.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Android&#8217;s flexibility is a double-edged sword.<\/strong> The ability to install apps from external sources is exploited by Crocodilus to spread via phishing campaigns on social networks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Attackers target where the money goes.<\/strong> From in-app banking to cryptocurrency, mobile apps have become a fast track for traditional fraud and new forms of social engineering.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Are your apps secure?<\/h2>\n<p><strong style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><br \/>\nAt Mobisec, we test and monitor the security of Android and Apple applications for companies in the fintech, retail, telco and PA sectors, among others.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">At the heart of our approach to security is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobisec.com\/en\/products\/dsapro-mapt\/\">DSA (Distributed Security Assessment).<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote-stile-alt\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><p>Want to know how exposed your app is?<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobisec.com\/en\/contacts\/\">Contact us to find out more about the Mobisec Console<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><b>What are the next steps you can take to improve apps security?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<blockquote><p>Assess the current risk. Even if your app is available on the App Store or Google Play, attackers can still find alternative ways to access it.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobisec.com\/en\/products\/appsentry-rogue-mobile-app-detection\/\"> You can monitor them.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<blockquote><p>Introduce security measures into the development cycle. 30% of apps rejected by Apple are due to privacy or permission abuse issues. It is better to find out before than after submission.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Embrace a continuous security approach. Threats evolve faster than release cycles, so a one-off assessment is not enough.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">Apple&#8217;s statistics show that <strong>even apps that appear extremely secure and safe are never fully so<\/strong>. Meanwhile, Crocodilus&#8217;expansion highlights the <strong>vulnerability of Android&#8217;s open supply chain.<\/strong> Mobile is often the first point of contact with your business; ignoring these signals gives attackers an advantage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">DSA helps you bridge the gap between compliance and real security, protecting your business and your users throughout the mobile app lifecycle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote-stile-alt\" style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobisec.com\/en\/contacts\/\">Learn more about DSA, contact us. <\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two announcements in a few days show increasing tension in Apple and Android ecosystems over apps mobile security. Apple revealed that it has prevented over $9 billion worth of fraudulent transactions since 2020, including over $2 billion in 2024 alone. 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