It's worth mentioning that the number of threats successfully targeting iOS devices is significantly lower than on macOS, thanks to the strong security architecture enforced here. Over the last few years, there were very few big incidents involving malware for this platform. Here are some of the most notorious ones:
- Droppers/installers: Examples of such threats include YiSpecter and WireLurker, which were able to target both jailbroken and non-jailbroken devices, as the samples were signed with enterprise certificates. Here, the private APIs were misused in order to install arbitrary apps. Another example is AceDeceiver, which abused Apple FairPlay DRM tokens instead of using enterprise certificates in order to install unwanted apps on the victims' devices.
- Backdoors/RATs: This category of malware is commonly used by surveillance agencies and governments to target particular individuals. Over the past few years, there were multiple reports mentioning them, including the...