Jailbreak; Over 75000 jailbroken iOS victim devices of AdThief malware

A researcher αποκάλυψε ότι πάνω από 75.000 συσκευές iOS έχουν μολυνθεί από το κακόβουλο λογισμικό που είναι γνωστό σαν AdThief the "Spad."

AdThief

The devices iOS often use jailbreak techniques, ignoring the security risks that come with it του συστήματος τους. Προκειμένου να αποκτήσουν περισσότερες λειτουργίες στη συσκευή τους, ξεκλειδώνουν το root, κάτι που τους δίνει απεριόριστη πρόσβαση στα αρχεία 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, a malware is promoting various promotional 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 malware's source code . Ο προγραμματιστής, που είναι γνωστός στο διαδίκτυο με τα ψευδώνυμα "rover12421" και "zerofile», είναι ένας Android developer who admitted the development of malware and reported that it has stopped it.

The developer said that he only developed the basic ID replacement functionality and that someone else could continue the development. Of course he denied that the spread of the malware that has affected a large number of devices and that he managed to grab revenue from 22 advertisements.

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