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Shocker: Apple's apps hacked, millions affected
By: Tupaki Desk | 21 Sep 2015 10:48 AM GMT
Here comes rude shock for all Iphone users. Apple has suffered its first large-scale cyber-attack. Apple's app store has been compromised and as per reports Hackers attacked the app store of the world's most popular brand
Hackers have managed to embed malicious software in hundreds of iPhone and iPad apps.The list of compromised iPhone and iPad apps includes WeChat, Didi Kuaidi among others. It is learnt that malicious code may have been present in over 40 apps.
Hundreds of millions of users could have been impacted by the infected apps. The infected apps can transmit information about a user's device, prompt fake alerts that could be used to steal passwords.
The attack is first large-scale attack on the App Store and it was happened despite company's stringent app review process. The applications were infected after some of the software developers were lured into using an unauthorized and compromised version of Apple's developer tool kit.
Hackers have managed to embed malicious software in hundreds of iPhone and iPad apps.The list of compromised iPhone and iPad apps includes WeChat, Didi Kuaidi among others. It is learnt that malicious code may have been present in over 40 apps.
Hundreds of millions of users could have been impacted by the infected apps. The infected apps can transmit information about a user's device, prompt fake alerts that could be used to steal passwords.
The attack is first large-scale attack on the App Store and it was happened despite company's stringent app review process. The applications were infected after some of the software developers were lured into using an unauthorized and compromised version of Apple's developer tool kit.
