Research security FireEye announced its discovery on Masque attack on Monday. The malware essentially installs itself through a phishing link disguised as a new app or game and pretends as a legitimate app. Once installed, the malware can access your login credentials, credit card info, passwords, email accounts and more!
Here is Apple's statement:
“We designed OS X and iOS with built-in security safeguards to help protect customers and warn them before installing potentially malicious software,” an Apple spokesperson told iMore. “We’re not aware of any customers that have actually been affected by this attack. We encourage customers to only download from trusted sources like the App Store and to pay attention to any warnings as they download apps. Enterprise users installing custom apps should install apps from their company’s secure website.”
Apple's statement comes just hours after US government issued a warning to iOS users regarding this particular malware.
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