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Backdoor Malware Targets Apple iPad

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-didn't-take-long dept.

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."

3 of 196 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Write misleading headlines much.. by richy+freeway · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not just the headline, it's the summary and the article too!

  2. Re:exactly why... by TheKidWho · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yes well, this virus is infecting a Windows PC, so much for that.

  3. Re:Write misleading headlines much.. by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Reminds me of that line from "Absence of Malice" that "everything they said was accurate but none of it was true".