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New Species Of Malware Uses Fullscreen Ads In China, Taiwan

SAN FRANCISCO - A new species of malware that shows fullscreen ads is flourishing on Apple devices in China and Taiwan. The development follows reports last month that apps loaded with malware had to be purged from the company's App Store. The malicious software, dubbed YiSpecter, is reportedly able to "install and launch arbitrary iOS

By |2015-10-08T20:34:42-04:00October 8th, 2015|Cyber Defense|

Apple Removes iPhone, iPad Apps Infected By Malware From Stores

CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple has discovered and removed from its iPhone and iPad App Store dozens of apps that were infected by malware. The tainted software made it into the App Store via a counterfeit version of Apple's Xcode program, which is used to create apps for the iOS and Mac system software, CNET.Com reported.

By |2015-09-21T21:14:03-04:00September 21st, 2015|Cyber Defense, Featured|