ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet

Security researchers have discovered a new type of "Man-in-the-Middle" (MitM) attack in the wild targeting smartphone and tablets users on devices running either iOS or Android around the world.
The MitM attack, dubbed DoubleDirect, enables an attacker to redirect a victim’s traffic of major websites such as Google, Facebook and Twitter to a device controlled by the attacker. Once done, cyber crooks can steal victims’ valuable personal data, such as email IDs, login credentials and banking information as well as can deliver malware to the targeted mobile device.
San Francisco-based mobile security firm Zimperium detailed the threat in a Thursday blog post, revealing that the DoubleDirect technique is being used by attackers in the wild in attacks against the users of web giants including Google, Facebook, Hotmail, Live.com and Twitter, across 31 countries, including the U.S., the U.K. and Canada.

Researchers have pointed out an interesting aspect of the iOS malware. The threat contains binary code for 32-bit ARMv7, 32-bit ARMv7s, and 64-bit ARM64 architectures. This makes WireLurker the first iOS malware that targets the ARM64 architecture.

The Maiyadi App Store on which the initially discovered variants were hosted seems to be linked to the creators of the malware, Palo Alto said. One piece of evidence is the bundle identifier named "com.maiyadi.installer" in the OS X samples. The samples also include copyright information referencing Maiyadi.

The C&C servers user by WireLurker are currently inactive, and Apple has taken steps to ensure that its users are protected, including the revocation of the stolen code signing certificates used by the malware creators to run the malicious iOS apps on non-jailbroken devices.

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