November 12, 2026
Security concerns are rising about the risks of installing untrusted external applications on iPhones, as they may contain malware that poses a direct threat to users’ personal and financial data.
These suspicious applications rely on exploiting the permissions granted to them to access sensitive information, or tricking victims into revealing their passwords, in addition to their potential use in espionage and electronic fraud operations.
For its part, Apple stressed the danger of downloading applications from unreliable sources, urging users to carefully verify the sources of applications and the identity of their developers before proceeding to install them.
In the same context, cybersecurity experts recommend the necessity of taking preventive measures that include immediately deleting suspicious applications, reviewing the powers and permissions granted to installed programs, ensuring that the operating system is constantly updated, as well as avoiding downloading any software via links of unknown origin.
