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iPhone Malware: Kaspersky Expects Apple's IOS To Be Under Attack By Next Year

May 16, 2012

iPhone Malware: Kaspersky Expects Apple's IOS To Be Under Attack By Next Year

By: Sara Gates, Huffington Post

 

iPhone users beware! Security company Kaspersky Lab expects the iPhone and iPad to be infected by malware within the next year.

While analyzing security vulnerabilities in Apple's operating system for Macs, Kaspersky also noted potential instabilities in iOS, Apple's mobile operating system.

"Our experience tells us that in the near future, perhaps in a year or so, we will see the first malware targeting iOS," Nikolai Grebennikov, Kaspersky's chief technology officer, told Computing.

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iPhone Malware: Kaspersky Expects Apple's IOS To Be Under Attack By Next Year

iPhone Malware: Kaspersky Expects Apple's IOS To Be Under Attack By Next Year
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