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Apple Execs Chose to Keep a Hack of 128 Million iPhones Quiet | #CyberSecurity 

Apple Execs Chose to Keep a Hack of 128 Million iPhones Quiet | #CyberSecurity  | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.wired.com - July 12, 2021 3:18 PM

IN SEPTEMBER 2015, Apple managers had a dilemma on their hands: Should or should they not notify 128 million iPhone users of what remains the worst mass iOS compromise on record? Ultimately, all evidence shows, they chose to keep quiet.

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This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast.

The mass hack first came to light when researchers uncovered 40 malicious App Store apps, a number that mushroomed to 4,000 as more researchers poked around. The apps contained code that made iPhones and iPads part of a botnet that stole potentially sensitive user information.

 

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IN SEPTEMBER 2015, Apple managers had a dilemma on their hands: Should or should they not notify 128 million iPhone users of what remains the worst mass iOS compromise on record? Ultimately, all evidence shows, they chose to keep quiet.

Ars Technica
This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast.

The mass hack first came to light when researchers uncovered 40 malicious App Store apps, a number that mushroomed to 4,000 as more researchers poked around. The apps contained code that made iPhones and iPads part of a botnet that stole potentially sensitive user information.

 

Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:

 

https://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

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New OS X backdoor malware roping Macs into botnet

New OS X backdoor malware roping Macs into botnet | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.net-security.org - October 3, 2014 11:05 AM
New malware targeting Mac machines, opening backdoors on them and roping them into a botnet currently numbering around 17,000 zombies has be...


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17,000 Macs hit by malware botnet, with help from Reddit

17,000 Macs hit by malware botnet, with help from Reddit | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From grahamcluley.com - October 2, 2014 7:03 AM
Security researchers believe that they have uncovered a new botnet, which has recruited thousands of Mac computers.


According to their report, the sophisticated malware – which they have dubbed Mac.BackDoor.iWorm – has infected more than 17,000 computers running OS X.

Computers that have been hijacked could have information stolen from them, further malware planted upon them, or be used to spread more malware or launch spam campaigns and denial-of-service attacks.


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Security researchers believe that they have uncovered a new botnet, which has recruited thousands of Mac computers.


According to their report, the sophisticated malware – which they have dubbed Mac.BackDoor.iWorm – has infected more than 17,000 computers running OS X.

Computers that have been hijacked could have information stolen from them, further malware planted upon them, or be used to spread more malware or launch spam campaigns and denial-of-service attacks.


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Java-based malware driving DDoS botnet infects Windows, Mac, Linux devices

Java-based malware driving DDoS botnet infects Windows, Mac, Linux devices | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From arstechnica.com - January 29, 2014 11:13 AM
Multi-platform threat exploits old Java flaw, gains persistence.

 

Researchers have uncovered a piece of botnet malware that is capable of infecting computers running Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux that have Oracle's Java software framework installed.

 

The cross-platform HEUR:Backdoor.Java.Agent.a, as reported in a blog post published Tuesday by Kaspersky Lab, takes hold of computers by exploiting CVE-2013-2465, a critical Java vulnerability that Oracle patched in June. The security bug is present on Java 7 u21 and earlier. Once the bot has infected a computer, it copies itself to the autostart directory of its respective platform to ensure it runs whenever the machine is turned on.

 

Compromised computers then report to an Internet relay chat channel that acts as a command and control server.

 


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L'antivirus gratuit Avast s'exporte désormais vers Mac OS X

L'antivirus gratuit Avast s'exporte désormais vers Mac OS X | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.pcinpact.com - May 3, 2012 7:41 AM
Depuis les aventures du malware Flashback sur Mac OS X, la sécurité des Mac est redevenue un sujet à sensations. Les éditeurs de solutions de sécurité s’en sont donnés à cœur joie, l’occasion leur étant fournie de mettre en pratique des ...

 

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Oxford Muses on Mac Flashback: Worst Outbreak Since Blaster

Oxford Muses on Mac Flashback: Worst Outbreak Since Blaster | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.f-secure.com - May 2, 2012 12:49 PM

Oxford Muses on Mac Flashback: Worst Outbreak Since Blaster

 

So how bad was last month's Mac Flashback outbreak and who suffered the most? Our guess: it was bad, and university IT help desks.

 

And it looks like our guess might not be far off the mark.

 

===> Oxford University Computing Services' network security team (aka OxCERT) has written that they dealt "with what is probably the biggest outbreak since Blaster struck the Windows world all the way back in the summer of 2003." <===

 

OxCERT dealt with around 1000 incidents for Blaster. They've seen several hundred Flashback incidents… "and they keep on coming."

 

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Virus: les Macs ont perdu leur innocence

Virus: les Macs ont perdu leur innocence | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.techno-science.net - May 2, 2012 8:51 AM

Vous croyez toujours que votre Mac est sécurisé, car les PC Microsoft tombent sous les virus et les vers, mais pas les Macs ? Réveillez-vous ! Cette année a connu la première compromission majeure de Macs à travers le monde (*). Qu'en est-il du vôtre ?

 

Ainsi, utilisateurs de Mac, sachez que, d'une part mettre à jour en temps opportun, et d'autre part utiliser un logiciel anti-virus sont également bons pour votre Mac (et vos nerfs).

 

Gardez votre système d'exploitation à jour en utilisant le mécanisme de "Mise à jour de logiciels..." qui est accessible dans le menu "Apple". Utilisez les droits "administrateur" uniquement lorsque c'est nécessaire, sinon, conservez les droits "utilisateur" restreints.

 

Mais notez aussi qu'Apple peut encore s'améliorer: il leur a fallu des mois pour publier le correctif approprié - ce qui est long comparé au cycle mensuel de mise à jour de Microsoft.

 

 

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Apple-Targeting Flashback Botnet Still Kicking, But Shrinking By 100,000 Macs Per Week - Forbes

Apple-Targeting Flashback Botnet Still Kicking, But Shrinking By 100,000 Macs Per Week - Forbes | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - May 1, 2012 5:15 PM
Dr. Web's count of Macs actively infected with Flashback over time. The "A" marks Apple's release of its Flashback removal tool, and the "B" marks Dr. Web's discovery of another variant of Flashback that led to an increase in its infection count.

 

===> Flashback has been used for click fraud, as detailed by Symantec’s researchers. The malware redirected traffic from Google search ads to its own pay-per-click ads, generating as much as $10,000 a day. <===

 

Even with its command and control servers disabled, the infected machines continue to engage in that traffic-hijacking. And with nearly half a million users still infected, Flashback’s authors are still likely profiting from their scheme.

 

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Bad Apples: Mac Malware through the Years

Bad Apples: Mac Malware through the Years | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From threatpost.com - April 29, 2012 3:18 PM

With the recent glut of high profile Mac-based malware like MacDefender and Flashback, it’s easy to forget that Macintosh computers (and Mac malware) have been kicking around for more than thirty years – longer, even, than Windows malware.

 

In fact, the first documented Mac virus actually predated some of the first PC viruses by a good four years. While conventional wisdom has always assumed that Macs are inherently safer than PCs, wider adoption of Macs in recent years has given rise to new and more sophisticated threats, with many suggesting that Apple’s honeymoon with malware authors may be over.

 

As this slideshow of Mac Malware through the years shows, however, Apple machines are no strangers to malicious software.

 

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New data shows older OS X versions more susceptible to malware

New data shows older OS X versions more susceptible to malware | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.zdnet.com - April 28, 2012 2:59 PM
New details about the extent of the Mac-specific Flashback malware epidemic emerged today.
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Sophos warns of Mac OS security vulnerabilities

Sophos warns of Mac OS security vulnerabilities | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.theinquirer.net - April 27, 2012 12:13 PM
Mac computers are not immune to viruses...

 

SECURITY VENDOR Sophos' senior technology consultant Graham Cluley warns that it's time for Apple users to take notice of the threats facing Mac OS X operating systems by securing their computers with antivirus software.


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Apple “ten years behind Microsoft” in malware readiness

Apple “ten years behind Microsoft” in malware readiness | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.slashgear.com - April 25, 2012 4:08 PM

Apple is a decade behind Microsoft in terms of Mac malware security, research firm Kaspersky has contentiously suggested, something it predicts the Cupertino firm will quickly realize in a fast-approaching storm of rogue software.

 

“I think they are ten years behind Microsoft in terms of security” company CEO Eugene Kaspersky told Computer Business Review at a security event this week, predicting a torrent of malware is incoming for OS X and that Apple will have to pull its boots up in order to handle it.

 

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Macs, iPhones, iPads Are Now Bigger Targets for Malware, Attackers

Macs, iPhones, iPads Are Now Bigger Targets for Malware, Attackers | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.eweek.com - April 25, 2012 6:41 AM
The recent Flashback malware attack, which at its height infected more than 600,000 Macs- or more than 1 percent of all systems in use worldwide- not only was the largest such incident involving Apple systems, but also the latest in a string of...
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iWorm infiziert tausende Macs

iWorm infiziert tausende Macs | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.heise.de - October 7, 2014 4:58 AM
iWorm infiziert tausende Macs
Antiviren-Experten haben ein aus über 18.000 Macs bestehendes Botnet entdeckt. Der zugrunde liegende Schädling wurde Mac.BackDoor.iWorm getauft und wird über BitTorrent verteilt. Apple hat bereits reagiert.

Der AV-Hersteller Dr. Web hat eine Malware namens Mac.BackDoor.iWorm entdeckt, die es auf Mac-Nutzer abgesehen hat. Ist der Schädling auf dem Mac aktiv, setzt er sich selbst auf die Liste der automatisch beim Rechnerstart zu öffnenden Applikationen und versucht die IP-Adresse eines Command-and-Control-Servers (C&C-Server) herauszufinden.


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iWorm infiziert tausende Macs
Antiviren-Experten haben ein aus über 18.000 Macs bestehendes Botnet entdeckt. Der zugrunde liegende Schädling wurde Mac.BackDoor.iWorm getauft und wird über BitTorrent verteilt. Apple hat bereits reagiert.

Der AV-Hersteller Dr. Web hat eine Malware namens Mac.BackDoor.iWorm entdeckt, die es auf Mac-Nutzer abgesehen hat. Ist der Schädling auf dem Mac aktiv, setzt er sich selbst auf die Liste der automatisch beim Rechnerstart zu öffnenden Applikationen und versucht die IP-Adresse eines Command-and-Control-Servers (C&C-Server) herauszufinden.


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Un malware affecterait 17 000 Mac

Un malware affecterait 17 000 Mac | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.macg.co - October 3, 2014 8:47 AM
Un logiciel malveillant aurait contaminé environ 17 000 Mac. Selon l'éditeur d'applications de sécurité Dr.Web qui est à l'origine de la découverte, Mac.BackDoor.iWorm crée une porte dérobée qui permet ensuite de prendre le contrôle de la machine à distance. Ce type de malware sert notamment à faire des ordinateurs infectés des botnets (ou machines zombies) utilisés pour mener des campagnes de spam ou des attaques DDoS.


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Un logiciel malveillant aurait contaminé environ 17 000 Mac. Selon l'éditeur d'applications de sécurité Dr.Web qui est à l'origine de la découverte, Mac.BackDoor.iWorm crée une porte dérobée qui permet ensuite de prendre le contrôle de la machine à distance. Ce type de malware sert notamment à faire des ordinateurs infectés des botnets (ou machines zombies) utilisés pour mener des campagnes de spam ou des attaques DDoS.


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Yes, Hackers Could Build an iPhone Botnet—Thanks to Windows

Yes, Hackers Could Build an iPhone Botnet—Thanks to Windows | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.wired.com - August 1, 2014 12:10 PM
A reminder to Apple and smug iPhone owners: Just because iOS has never been the victim of a widespread malware outbreak doesn’t mean mass iPhone hacking isn’t still possible. Now one group of security researchers plans to show how to enslave an entire botnet of Apple gadgets through a perennial weak point—their connection to vulnerable…



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