Re:iOS Privacy: Easily get a user's Apple ID password, just ...
by jsjohnst on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @01:22PM
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So if you really were talking about the foreground app and not just covering now, then why does one need to make a fake keyboard!? That makes no sense at all.
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Re:iOS Privacy: Easily get a user's Apple ID password, just ...
by emmelaich on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @06:46PM
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I was just making a more fundamental point (see my middle para) and decided to hang it off this thread rather than making it top level.
I didn't have a specific scenario in mind.
But to address your question ...
Say a user is reassured because he knows that only approved keyboard apps can accept passwords.
This malware app pops up a password prompt AND some images and input buttons that looks very much like a 'proper' keyboard.
The user enters his password.
Game over.