#ios trojans

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Apple confirms removal of 17 malicious iPhone apps; App Store security tools updated to detect similar apps

Apple confirms removal of 17 malicious iPhone apps; App Store security tools updated to detect similar apps

Apple iPhone users yesterday were warned to check their devices against a list of malicious apps disclosed in a report from security company Wandera. Apple has now confirmed the removal of these apps and says App Store security tools have updated to detect similar apps.

Danny Palmer for ZDNet:

Seventeen malicious iPhone apps have been removed from the Apple App Store after being found to click on…

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New iPhone threat: These 17 malicious apps may be on your device — delete them now

New iPhone threat: These 17 malicious apps may be on your device — delete them now

Apple iPhone users are being warned to check their devices against a list of malicious apps disclosed in a new report.

Zak Doffman for Forbes:

A new report from the research team at Wandera has identified 17 apps from one developer that load a malicious clicker trojan module on an iOS device.

The trojan focuses on ad fraud, but it also encrypts and sends data from the infected device to an…

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