Security News > 2019 > October > Apple iTunes and iCloud for Windows 0-Day Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
2019-10-10 17:18
Watch out Windows users! The cybercriminal group behind BitPaymer and iEncrypt ransomware attacks has been found exploiting a zero-day vulnerability affecting a little-known component that comes bundled with Apple's iTunes and iCloud software for Windows to evade antivirus detection. The vulnerable component in question is the Bonjour updater, a zero-configuration implementation of network
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