XcodeGhost apps haunting iOS App Store more numerous than first reported

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinSep 22, 2015, 8:33 pm5.4k ptsInsanely GreatTop
Enlarge (credit: Appthority) Security researchers have both good and bad news about the recently reported outbreak of XcodeGhost apps infecting Apple's App Store. The bad: The infection was bigger than previously reported and dates back to April. The good: Affected apps are more akin to adware than…

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