Data Impersonation via Fraudulent Mobile Apps

Over the few years, there has been a tremendous change in mobile technologies and software. This change has brought a huge number of mobile applications on the digital market. There are hundreds of mobile apps available which are easy to download and install. But not all the mobile applications are authenticated and reliable to use. These mobile phone applications are being used for data impersonation and copy. These apps contain malware and other malicious viruses.

It is vital that you overview how mobile apps can be used in frauds and scams and whether any remedy for this is available or not.

How Can Mobile Apps Be Used In Scam & Frauds?

Using a mobile app for a fraud or scam is a new online channel. These mobile apps are designed and developed to lure the mobile users to download and install such applications. Many apps impersonate the identity of an authorized brand to fool the users. Once the user downloads such unauthorized app it the attacker or hacker hacks or copy all the data and content of the mobile. Some mobile applications contain malware encrypts the data of the mobile users even after the app is deleted from the mobile phone.

How Can These Apps Effect The User?

Unauthorized mobile apps are designed and developed to carry out fraudulent activities. These apps can be used for malicious and many scamming activities. The possible threats of unauthorized mobile application involve,

Access to user’s login credentials to the cybercriminal
The attacker can easily hijack the browser sessions
‘Man in the Middle’ attacks facilitation
Allows the attacker to control and use the mobile device
Access to contacts and other personal data

Ways to Minimize Risk

Unauthorized apps can grant a complete access to your mobile phone to the attacker and the attackers can use your mobile device for any purpose such as surveillance and data theft. It is, therefore, necessary to take measures to avoid the risk of such frauds & scams via the mobile app. To avoid unauthorized applications following measures must be taken:

Take proactive measures
Use Mobile Apps Monitoring techniques
Early detection of such authorized apps
A permanent takedown of apps

These measures are performed by experienced and reliable sources. The ultimate goal of these mobile monitoring sources is to ensure the security of their client’s brand, data & content and wiping out the risk of data impersonation by removing such unauthorized apps from app stores.