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New AceDeceiver Malware Affects Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices: Researchers

March 17, 2016 SrijitaAceDeceiver, Affects, Devices, iOS, Malware:, New, Non-Jailbroken, Researchers

Researchers claim to have found a new strain of malware that can infect a large pool of iPhone and iPad devices. The iOS malware, dubbed AceDeceiver, is said to affect non-jailbroken devices without the user’s knowledge. Apple has reportedly pulled three apps from the App Store that were believed to be from the AceDeceiver family. AceDeceiver was designed to exploit a flaw in Apple’s FairPlay digital rights management (DRM) protection mechanism, reports security firm Palo Alto Networks. The DRM technology protects unauthorised download of apps and other content on the…

500 Million Android Devices Affected by ‘Accessibility Clickjacking’ Malware: Report

March 8, 2016 Srijita'Accessibility, 500, Affected, Android, by, Clickjacking', Devices, Malware:, Million, Report

Mobile security firm Skycure has claimed that a new Android malware can allow malicious apps to access all text-based data on a device without requiring permission from the user. The research firm has further claimed that the latest Android malware family dubbed “Accessibility Clickjacking” impacts almost all Android versions except the last two versions – Android 5.0 Lollipop and Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It adds that Accessibility Clickjacking affects almost 65 percent of all Android devices “at this point” which turns out to be over 500 million Android devices. The research…