A researcher security revealed that over 75.000 Appliances iOS have been infected by the malicious software known as AdThief or "Spad. "
The users devices iOS συχνά χρησιμοποιούν τεχνικές jailbreak, αγνοώντας τους κινδύνους ασφαλείας που έρχονται με την έκθεση του συστήματος τους. Προκειμένου να αποκτήσουν περισσότερες functions at device τους, ξεκλειδώνουν το root, κάτι που τους δίνει απεριόριστη πρόσβαση στα archives του συστήματος τους. Να υπενθυμίσουμε ότι η Apple και αρκετοί ερευνητές ασφαλείας δεν το συνιστούν και ότι ένα jailbreak γίνεται πάντα με ευθύνη του τελικού χρήστη.
However, according to the researcher, Axelle Apvrille, one malware promotes various advertising packages SDK which have been modified by the developer and contain the hacker ID. This means that malicious software allows the hacker to collect all revenue from infected devices through ads.
15 promotional SDKs or adkits, including Google Mobile ads and ads from Weibo, were discovered to be used by the AdThief malware. The researcher was able to trace the developer of AdThief from the source code of the malware. The developer, known online by the nicknames “rover12421” and “zerofile,” is a Android developer who admitted the development of malware and reported that it has stopped it.
The developer said he only developed the basic ID replacement mode and that someone else could continue to grow. Of course he refused to spread the malicious software that has affected a large number of devices and that he has managed to grab revenue from 22 million ads.
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