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'KeyRaider' iOS malware targets jailbroken devices

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Credentials for more than 225,000 Apple accounts have been stolen by sophisticated malware that targets modified iOS devices, according to Palo Alto Networks.</p><p>
The malware, which is nicknamed KeyRaider, enables attackers to download applications from Apple’s App Store without paying or to lock devices in lieu of a ransom.</p><p>
“We believe this to be the largest known Apple account theft caused by malware,” wrote Claud Xiao of Palo Alto Networks in a blog post (http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/08/keyraider-ios-malware-steals-over-225000-apple-accounts-to-create-free-app-utopia/).</p><p>
Palo Alto Networks notified Apple of KeyRaider on Aug. 26 and provided the stolen account information, Xiao wrote. Apple officials in Sydney couldn’t be immediately reached on Monday.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2978016/security/keyraider-ios-malware-targets-jailbroken-devices.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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