Researchers: iPhones, iPads connected to Windows PCs are at risk<article>
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Attackers could compromise iPads and iPhones on a large scale through the infected computers that make up botnets, researchers say.</p><p>
Nearly a quarter of zombie computers that make up certain known botnets eventually connect with Apple iOS devices, making these phones and tablets vulnerable to infection from malicious applications, a team from Georgia Institute of Technology said last week at the
23rd USENIX Security Symposium.</p><p>
Attackers would install malicious applications on the iOS devices when they connect to infected PCs via USB cable or Wi-Fi, says the team led by
Tielei Wang. The apps would steal passwords and other personal information.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2489099/researchers-iphones-ipads-connected-to-windows-pcs-are-at-risk.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Researchers: iPhones, iPads connected to Windows PCs are at risk
