iOS variant of popular Exodus Android spyware discovered according to a presentation at the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit conference,

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Hackers found their way into Apple's ecosystem, and possibly your phone, if you were downloading iOS apps from outside, as the app has not yet been distributed via the official Apple App Store, for now.
Perpetrators have been nudging people to download something called Exodus, an app that was actually malware in disguise. The app gains access to photos, videos, device IDs, audio recordings, and contacts, potentially tracking a victim's location and listening to their conversations through the microphone. It's an unusual break-in for Apple's locked-down ecosystem so be vigilant when you grab new apps. Research a bit.

Security researchers have discovered the iOS counterpart of a dangerous Android spyware strain that was found earlier this year on the official Google Play Store. In a research publication released today and presented at the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit conference, SAS, the research group Lookout said it discovered an iOS variant of this spyware during their analysis of Exodus samples they've found last year.
Exodus Android spyware was developed by an Italian app maker Connexxa, who provides surveillance tools to Italian authorities. Earlier last month the spyware was discovered by security researchers from Security Without Borders. The spyware was hidden inside an app uploaded on Google Play Store. It targeted the customers of a local Italian Internet service provider.
The spyware is named Exodus and was developed by Italian app maker Connexxa, a known provider of surveillance tools to Italian authorities.

Exodus came to light when last month security researchers from Security Without Borders found the spyware hidden inside an app on the Play Store, targeted at the customers of a local Italian internet service provider (ISP).

They said the spyware was capable of rooting Android devices and possessed an advanced set of spying features that gave attackers full control of infected devices.

Security Without Borders said it detected nearly 25 different Exodus-infected apps that had been uploaded on the Play Store over the last two years.