Apple hit with corrupt apps issue

06 Jul 12Editorial


Apple says that it is "currently working on resolving" an issue causing it to send corrupt app updates to Mac and iOS device owners, in news that exposes a chink in Apple’s normally impenetrable app ecosystem. The fault has affected a range of apps including Angry Birds and Yahoo! Search, causing them to crash. Apple is now attributing the issue to a "server that generated DRM code” and advising users to delete and re-install affected apps. Apple’s malfunction, a malicious app titled Find and Call has been discovered by security firm Kaspersky. The app, available in both Apple’s App Store and Google Play, claims to help organise a users’ phonebook, but instead sends spam to their address book via SMS.



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