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Macintosh News => iPhone/iPod/iPad News => Topic started by: HCK on November 07, 2014, 03:00:37 pm



Title: Apple blocks WireLurker malware apps from opening, but needs to do more, argues security researcher
Post by: HCK on November 07, 2014, 03:00:37 pm
Apple blocks WireLurker malware apps from opening, but needs to do more, argues security researcher

Apple has now blocked the launching of Mac apps infected with WireLurker malware, after earlier revoking security certificates to prevent them being installed on new devices. WireLurker was capable of infecting non-jailbroken iOS devices when connected to a Mac running one of the compromised apps. Over 400 Mac apps in a third-party Chinese app store […]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=351366&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />

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