App squatting¶
In “App Squatting”, attackers release apps with identifiers that are confusingly similar to those of popular apps or well-known Internet brands.
Fake apps repackage an app and are relatively easy discovered as the identifiers (app name or package name) are changed.
Related labs¶
Resources¶
- Yangyu Hu, Mobile App Squatting, 2020, IW3C2
- PiRogue tool suite: Beginner guide - How to handle a potentially malicious mobile app