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Title: Hundreds of apps infected by fake Xcode tools, Apple removing known malicious software from App Store
Post by: HCK on September 21, 2015, 03:00:06 am
Hundreds of apps infected by fake Xcode tools, Apple removing known malicious software from App Store

Apple has admitted that it is App Store integrity was compromised as apps were secretly infected by fake Xcode tools before submission to the App Store. The company has now officially acknowledged the problem and is now removing apps affected by this ‘hack’ from the App Store. Developers were inadvertently submitting malware by using counterfeit versions of Xcode, […]<img alt="" border="0" src="(http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif)?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=398976&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare">
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