First serious iOS malware discovered; already logging calls and phonebooks in hundreds of thousands of devices

Charlee Gothard
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Can also attack Windows devices, Palo Alto Networks advises

Apple iPhones and iPads, previously believed by users to be relatively impervious to malware, are now at risk from a major security threat. Palo Alto Networks says it has discovered the first ex...

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