Security News > 2016 > March > SideStepper vulnerability can be used to install malicious apps on iOS (Help Net Security)
2016-03-31 19:58
Check Point researchers have identified SideStepper, a vulnerability that can be used to install malicious apps on iPhones and iPads to steal login credentials and sensitive data. SideStepper allows an attacker to get around security enhancements in iOS 9 which are supposed to protect users from installing malicious enterprise apps. These enhancements require the user to take several steps in device settings to trust an enterprise developer certificate, thereby making it harder to install a … More →
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