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Backdoor Malware Targets Apple iPad
An anonymous reader writes "Apple iPad users are being warned of an email-borne threat which could give hackers unauthorised access to the device. The threat arrives via an unsolicited email urging the recipient to download the latest version of iTunes as a prelude to updating their iPad software. Apart from opening up a backdoor, it also tries to read the keys and serial numbers of the software installed on the device, and logs the passwords to any webmail, IM or protected storage accounts."
It's estimated that Apple has sold just over a million iPads to date. Since buyers are likely to have a lot of disposable income and not much sense, they make a great target for e-criminals.
There's nothing like targeting Scott Adams' (Dilbert) "stupid / rich" market segment, huh?
What's wrong with the title "Windows Backdoor Malware Targets Apple iPad Users"
Want to know what a real secure OS is? I don't see many OS/2 virii around.
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If you're using Windows on a non-gaming machine, you're just uninformed, maybe ignorant at worst.
If you own an iPad, it means you actively went out and handed over a stack of cash for a comically oversized iPhone that can't make calls and doesn't have a camera.
"When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel