AdThief malware found infecting 75,000 jailbroken devices

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By Sébastien PageAug 15, 2014, 6:36 pm1.8k ptsInteresting
Security researcher Axelle Apvrille recently published a paper about AdThief, a malware aimed at hijacking ad revenue from a reportedly 75,000 infected devices. First discovered in March 2014, and also known as “spat,” the malware, which comes disguised as a Cydia Substrate extension, was found to replace the…

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