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Unlike Android, the Apple’s iOS is known for its better security, that’s because Apple keeps an eye on what you are about to install on your device, but according to an advisory notice by Virus Bulletin a malware known as AdThief has infected at least 75,000 iOS devices to date.
Instead of stealing your money, personal and banking details this malware has a different target: The revenue from online ads that appear in various free-to-download applications.
So what AdThief actually does?
So, even if this malware seems to be harmless, it has already done a lot of damage by stealing revenue from 22 million ads displayed on those jailbroken iPhones. However, it is unclear how much that will be in dollars and pounds.
“Each time you view or click on an ad on an infected device, the corresponding revenue goes to the attacker, and not to the developer or the legitimate affiliate,” security researcher Axelle Apvrille writes.
Dubbed AdThief, this iOS malware program was discovered in early March 2014.
“At the end of 2013, there were only four different families, as well as a dozen families of adware or spyware,” the researcher said. “Thus, the discovery of new iOS malware is generally pretty hot news for an anti-virus analyst.”
What’s the solution?
If you are an iPhone user, simply don’t jailbreak your iDevice.
New Malware in Apple iOS Infects 75,000 iPhones | Hack Read
Instead of stealing your money, personal and banking details this malware has a different target: The revenue from online ads that appear in various free-to-download applications.
So what AdThief actually does?
So, even if this malware seems to be harmless, it has already done a lot of damage by stealing revenue from 22 million ads displayed on those jailbroken iPhones. However, it is unclear how much that will be in dollars and pounds.
“Each time you view or click on an ad on an infected device, the corresponding revenue goes to the attacker, and not to the developer or the legitimate affiliate,” security researcher Axelle Apvrille writes.
Dubbed AdThief, this iOS malware program was discovered in early March 2014.
“At the end of 2013, there were only four different families, as well as a dozen families of adware or spyware,” the researcher said. “Thus, the discovery of new iOS malware is generally pretty hot news for an anti-virus analyst.”
What’s the solution?
If you are an iPhone user, simply don’t jailbreak your iDevice.
New Malware in Apple iOS Infects 75,000 iPhones | Hack Read
