Apr 28, 2010

Hackers waste no time targeting iPad users

It didn’t take hackers long to target iPad users who were tricked in to downloading a fake iTunes update that contained malicious code.

Security experts have warned that Apple iPad users are being targeted by cyber criminals.

Hackers are trying to dupe iPad owners in to downloading a fake iTunes update on their Windows computer, which, when installed, creates a backdoor for cyber criminals, allowing them to remotely access the machine or even use the computer to send spam messages.

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