Crypto thieves infect iPhones via ads on hundreds of compromised sites
Original title: Hackers Are Serving Malware To iPhones Via Hundreds Of Infected Websites
iVerify says victims only need to view an ad, including one served on Instagram.
Researchers told Forbes that crypto thieves are infecting iPhone users who view an ad or visit a compromised page. Scott Helme found hundreds of infected websites running code aimed at iPhones, and mobile-security firm iVerify investigated. In one case a malware ad was served on Instagram. The report names neither the malware nor a specific Apple vulnerability.
Unconfirmed: The scale and iPhone infections are researchers' claims relayed by Forbes, with no named malware or vulnerability.
- Rocky Cole of iVerify said users were infected while scrolling, without visiting sites they chose.
- Scott Helme discovered the infected sites; iVerify then examined the activity.
- One malicious advertisement was delivered through Instagram.
- The campaign is described as targeting iPhone users to steal cryptocurrency.
Impact: iPhone malware infection via ads or compromised pages
- Organizations
- iVerify
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2 min read at databreaches.netThomas Brewster reports: Crypto thieves are targeting iPhone users at scale with a sneaky kind of cyberattack that only requires victims to view an ad or visit an infected webpage, researchers tell Forbes. Hundreds of websites have been compromised as part of the hack, they say and, in one case, a malware ad was served...
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