Meta Platforms Inc. said it has identified about 400 malicious apps that steal the login information of Facebook users.

The apps were available through the app stores of Apple and Alphabet Google Play, Meta said Friday. The company said it informed Apple and Google about the malicious apps. Meta has also begun notifying users that may have had their accounts compromised. 

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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