Apple’s tight* control over its iOS platform is not without advantages.
One of them is security. Tight control over the hardware, operating system & applications which can be installed, confers a unique level of security.
Some iOS users who evaded two Apple security measures:
1. operating system — by jailbreaking their devices
2. applications — by installing an app from an unauthorized source
have found this out the hard way:
https://recode.net/2015/08/31/malware-targets-jailbroken-iphones-steals-some-225000-apple-accounts/
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34114487
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* some would say paranoid, others megalomaniacal, egotistical ... / malware targets jailbroken jailbreak jailbreaking jailbreak iPhones steals stolen theft thief thieves 225,000 Apple accounts another reason not to jailbreak your iPhone 225,000 Apple accounts stolen malicious software installed unlocked jailbroken iPhones largest known thefts of its kind Palo Alto Networks malicious software KeyRaider pilfered Apple account usernames passwords device IDs intercepting iTunes traffic device victims China made themselves vulnerable to attack jailbreaking device removing hardware restrictions Apple’s iOS operating system OS installed an application from an unauthorized store student Yangzhou University discovered attack earlier this summer amateur technical group investigating reports some users’ accounts unauthorized purchases examining various jailbreaks version collected user information uploaded suspicious site security analyst non-issue small fraction of iPhone users affects jailbroken phones using alternative app stores advise advice advising against jailbreaking devices allowing jailbroken devices corporate environment Chris Camejo senior vice president NTT Com Security Apple did not comment /
