Not unusual for companies to experience data violations that make their customers at risk. When the company happens to have one and the only sanction application store for its platform, then it becomes a rather scary prospect. It is always one of the risks of Apple Apple App Store when the tools used to upload their own applications are infected with malware, which occurred almost six years ago with the XCodGhost incident that the details only appeared now thanks to the lawsuit involving all of the fortnite.
Instead of Apple does not recognize that an infected application through the App Store review process is usually strict, but only because some less intelligent developers use polluted tools. And to be fair, it indeed warns of affected users and warns developers who use an official Xcode development tool for efforts to steal their personal information. However, what is not disclosed, is the true level of the hacking, which will truly tarnish its reputation.
As part of the legal battle between epic and Apple games over fortnite, evidence was submitted to reveal the numbers. Email communication shows that Apple knows that 128 million users download more than 2,500 applications affected by XcodGhost. 18 million of them were calculated to come from the US while more than half of the victims were tracked back to China.
Maybe more to tell that the company argues whether it will reach all 128 million iOS users who might be compromised by hacking efforts. While it might be the current general practice or even mandated legally, when Apple seems to have space for even considering not doing it, given the logistical nightmare that will be issued. It does say it reaches user but, once again, never admits how much they contact.
Apple will later say that they are not aware of the actual use of exploitation, indicating that users are still safe despite the number of infected applications and potential victims. However, the epic game can use this as ammunition against Apple to prove how it uses its strength and control to monopolize the iOS application market.
