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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Bad actors could potentially utilize the new regulation to trick consumers into buying subscriptions that are difficult to cancel.
When introducing its plan for DMA compliance, Apple wrote, “The new options for processing payments and downloading apps on iOS open new avenues for malware, fraud and scams, illicit and harmful content, and other privacy and security threats.”
What’s more, it’s upsetting to learn that LastPass had to warn customers publicly about a fake app that never should have been published in the first place.
“Our threat intelligence team posted a blog yesterday to raise awareness and help inform the public and our customers of the situation.
We are in direct contact with representatives from Apple, and they have confirmed receipt of our complaints, and we are working through the process to have the fraudulent app removed.”
Hoff added that the company is working with Apple to “understand more broadly how an application like this passed their normally rigorous security and brand protection mechanisms.
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