A report from internet security from Confiant (via Tom's Guide) reveals that a flaw with the Chrome browser app for iOS is allowing a group of criminals known as eGobbler to "hijack" iPhone users and steal their cash. Fake ads will pop-up on the browser and will take the user to another website where he is tricked into giving up his password and other log-in information. The Chrome browser for Android is not affected by these attacks.

The latest attack started on April 6th and ran for six days. During the course of the attack, nearly 500 million fake ads were served to iPhone users, mostly in the U.S. During this recent attack, eGobbler ads could be recognized by the .World domain name on their landing pages. Even though the Chrome browser features a pop-up blocker, Confiant discovered the technique used to bypass this security feature. The security firm said that once Google fixes the exploit, it will reveal how this was accomplished by eGobbler.

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