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Easter Attack Affects Half a Billion Apple iOS Users via Chrome Bug

A half a billion Apple iOS users (and counting) have been hit by session-hijacking cybercriminals bent on serving up malware. They re exploiting an unpatched flaw in the Chrome for iOS browser, to bypass sandboxing and hijack user sessions. The attacks are the work of the eGobbler gang, which has a track record of mounting large-scale malvertising attacks ahead of major holiday weekends. The campaign has been able to gain such reach over the course of just a few days (it’s only been active since last week)

Source: https://threatpost.com/easter-attack-apple-ios/143901/

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