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Apple said it was working with developers to get the apps back on the App Store and was blocking new apps that contained the malware.

Apple had to remove more than 300 malware-infected apps from its app store after the damaged version of its developer tools led to some of Chinese apps that leak the users’ personal information to hackers and outside servers.

Apple’s App Store security has historically been solid.

The breach, which is said to have exposed the vulnerabilities of the App Store, infected applications by luring software developers into using a compromised version of Apple’s developer tool kit, according to Alibaba Mobile Security, the mobile antivirus division of Alibaba...

However, echoing the release of iOS 9, the launch hasn’t gone exactly to plan, with some users struggling to kit out their wearable with the latest software. These apps use a modified version of the software development kit of Apple, which is known as the Xcode. Among these...

Corporate data has been stolen from the elusive company, which provides spyware and malware to government agencies, and is now being widely circulated online. Included in the cache are emails, source code, and confidential documents.