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11-06-2014, 09:40 AM
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1r0jirVtq8v7yuuKRseo1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/hackers.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/most-advanced-iphone-malware-yet-terrify-133038080.html)Apple used its iOS anti-malware security many times to bash Android’s malware problem — which is an issue that affects plenty of Android users-— but it looks like the company might have a serious iOS and OS X security issue on its hands, The New York Times reports. While-malware attacks have been-possible against jailbroken iOS devices-for some time, a-new piece of malware has been discovered that-can infect even iPhones that have not been jailbroken. FROM EARLIER: Watch out for this frighteningly smart malware that’s infected over 75,000 jailbroken iPhones Researchers at the Palo Alto Networks discovered the program, called WireLurker, which can be used for many purposes including spying silently on users. It seems to already have affected hundreds of



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