iOS malware warning over app that steals phone numbers

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Russian-made app behind text-message spam, claims Kaspersky

A Russian-made "app" called "Find and Call" has become the first malware to appear in Apple's iOS app store since it was opened in 2007, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab. The app transmits...

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