Chinese iPhone users targeted in latest App Store security breach

Following a major attack on the iTunes App Store last month, security researchers have warned that iPhone and iPad users in China and Taiwan are still at risk from malicious software.

Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 research team found a new malware family, dubbed YiSpecter, can affect both jailbroken and non-jailbroen Apple devices.

YiSpecter targets Chinese-speaking users by, for example, encouraging them to download a "porn browser," or through mobile internet advertisements that asked users to install an app to see extra content.

Once present, the malware downloads extra apps and hijinks existing ones. It also hides itself to stop users from deleting it.

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