Apple iOS malware gets onto 75,000 iPhones, steals ad clicks

You don't see a lot of malware for iPhones or iPads.

One reason for that is Apple's strict control over what you're allowed to install on your own device.

So it's intriguing to see an iOS malware analysis in specialist threat research publication Virus Bulletin (VB).

The malware, which Sophos products detect as iPh/AdThief-A, was apparently created with the express purpose of conducting online ad fraud.Read more