Researchers tricked Apple into approving an app loaded with malware

Researchers at Georgia Tech managed to get an app approved by Apple and posted on the Apple App Store; but unlike other apps, this one was a ticking time bomb. Inside the app researchers placed fragments of code that was programmed to come together and assemble itself into malware. The program, aptly code named Jekyll, could send emails, tweets and texts under the radar...

Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Researchers-tricked-Apple-into-approving-an-app-loaded-with-malware_id46518

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