Hackers are targeting iPad users with bogus update messages that dupe them into downloading malicious code onto their Windows PCs, a security researcher said Monday.
The messages claim that a recent update to iTunes has been released for the iPad, according to Romanian security company BitDefender. “It is very important to keep the software on your iPad updated for best performance, newer features and security,” the message reads. “To get the latest version of iTunes software, please go to ... and install the application.”
The link in the message leads to a copycat of the legitimate iTunes download site, where users are asked to approve the download of a file dubbed "itunessetup.exe."
More: http://www.macworld.com/article/150855/
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The messages claim that a recent update to iTunes has been released for the iPad, according to Romanian security company BitDefender. “It is very important to keep the software on your iPad updated for best performance, newer features and security,” the message reads. “To get the latest version of iTunes software, please go to ... and install the application.”
The link in the message leads to a copycat of the legitimate iTunes download site, where users are asked to approve the download of a file dubbed "itunessetup.exe."
More: http://www.macworld.com/article/150855/
