On Monday, users at the Malwarebytes forum report that an iOS app CoinTicker helping to monitor crypto prices contains a Trojan virus. According to cyber security experts, the app does not show any signs of harmful activity, so a user will keep working with it not even realizing that they are being hacked.
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The app infects a host computer with two ‘backdoors,’ through which a remote user can take control over the computer.
It is unknown so far how many Mac users have installed the app on their computers.
Dan Burgin
Vladislav Sopov
U.Today Editorial Team