Apple got ‘fooled’ and allowed a ‘virus’ in its app store

The popular belief that Macs are safer than Windows PCs as most viruses and malware meant for Windows can’t affect Macs is no longer true. Cyber security firm Kaspersky notes that there is a huge rise in malware that can attack both Windows and Macs at the same time. However, what’s interesting is that Apple seems to be playing catch-up.
The Verge quoted a report and claimed that Apple approved a common malware that mostly spreads as an update for Adobe Flash Player. Apple mistook the malware for a legitimate app and allowed people to download it and even run it despite having “notarization” check in place.
So, what’s notarization? Apple had introduced notarization in macOS 10.15 aka Catalina and this allowed Apple to check the authenticity of a macOS app before it is distributed to Mac users on the app store. In other words, Apple wanted to win the trust of users by saying that if you are able to download and install an app on your Mac, then the app is legit and you need not worry.