225,000 pirated Apple accounts through a software – RTL.fr

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An Apple store in Los Angeles

Palo Alto Networks, a computer security company, has pinpointed a software that would have enabled theft identifiers 225,000 Apple product owners. “We believe that this is the biggest theft known accounts Apple caused by malware” Palo Alto Networks said on its website.

Users of iPhone and iPad have noticed that unwanted purchases has been made with their iTunes account and applications they have not uploaded has been installed on their device. This is a group of Chinese users, WeipTech, who alerted Palo Alto Networks. The company therefore decided to investigate, especially as some owners of these devices have seen outright ransom in exchange for the release of their iPhone.

This is how Palo Alto has got hold of u No malware dubbed “KeyRaider.” It addresses to devices using iOS the mobile operating system from Apple. He hit China in particular, but 18 countries like France, Russia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, Australia, Israel, Italy, Spain, Singapore and South Korea.

The unbridled devices in the viewfinder

And here’s how The software. First, he attacks unbridled devices . The iPhone and iPad have therefore been made available by their owner to be able to install applications that do not exist on iTunes Apple’s online music store. To install these apps, users previously had purchase Cydia that allows access to these non-certified applications. A spokesman for Apple said in an email to the AFP that “the problem affects not only those who have unlocked their devices, but also downloaded the virus since untrusted sources “.

It is through Cydia that the software “KeyRaider” spreads. It then scans the purchases made by the user to suck their personal information as its Apple ID, the identifier of the device and its password. This technique has made it possible to hack more than 225,000 devices. The collected data are received on a server and then allow to make purchases or yet lock iPhone and Remote iPad making it impossible for them use by the owner.

The spokesman for Apple, however assured that the brand had “made action to protect those affected by the problem , helping homeowners reset their accounts (online) iCloud with a new password “.

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