iPhone: How to protect yourself from the Masque Attack

With the masque attack, viruses are installed in the form of an app on the iPhone. Here we show you how to get protection against this vulnerability on iOS.

How to protect yourself from the Masque Attack vulnerability

• In general, apps and updates should only ever be installed and downloaded from the official app store.
• If an app wants to install itself via a pop-up, prohibit this and do not install the app under any circumstances.
• Take warnings that are displayed by untrustworthy developers seriously and uninstall the respective apps immediately.
• Search your apps for unknown apps. If you're not sure where the app might come from, uninstall it for security.