Facebook identified 400 apps across the Google Play and Apple App store that posed as harmless lifestyle and business services to dupe users.

The former Treasury Secretary's Liberty Strategic Capital has made a string of investments in cybersecurity businesses.

The weaknesses range "from technically trivial and easy to exploit to more advanced and of theoretical interest."

The data protection technique is similar to an existing program for Android.

Exactly who is behind the 12 distinct apps remains unclear.

The company is working to address security and privacy issues raised in recent days about its teleconferencing platform.

The 56 apps had more than one million downloads, according to Check Point.

Private equity deals usually involve mature companies, and typically result in restructuring with an eye on another sale in the future.

The app is the latest reminder that trusting Apple and Google to serve as gatekeepers is an effective way to mostly avoid malware.

The letter sent to Sen. Chuck Schumer is in response to concerns about FaceApp.