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by willi59549879 48 days ago
But how does this help? I guess most of the apps used for fraud were installed through the play store anyway
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That's not accurate. Most fraud apps targeting elderly users are distributed via APK links in phishing messages, not through Play Store. They impersonate banks, government apps, etc. The ability to sideload APKs is exactly what makes these attacks possible on Android but not on iOS.