A few days ago became the first comprehensive attack on Apple’s App Store detected. It referred primarily to China, where a number of developers used unofficial versions of Xcode tools to develop apps, which then were infected with malware.
The current apps were quickly erased by Apple, and now the company some follow-up information.
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First and foremost, writes Apple that there is no evidence that anyone was directly attacked by malware or that it’s been stolen any personal information.
No hazards
Damage Item Nor had the capacity to access the credentials to iCloud or password. The malicious code could only collect general information on applications and the system.
Apple confirms that some of their developers searching for alternative ways to obtain development, especially in terms of download speeds.
Thus, it is pointed out that there are several ways to check whether Xcode version using is genuine and safe. As long Gatekeeper technology is screwed to encode the signature is validated automatically and confirmed as genuine.
To check even if Xcode version one uses is true, one can do it via commands described here.
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Again Apple said that apps containing malware has been removed from the App Store, and any new applications which may contain code will be blocked. If users have downloaded apps with malicious code, they will be informed about it. The developers are also working feverishly to develop new versions that do not use the deferred version of Xcode. Apple will publish a list of the top 25 apps that have been exposed, in a short period of time.
Finally loves it too that Chinese developers will be able to download new Xcode versions faster in the future.
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