Apple's iPad Being Used as Search Bait

Attackers are using search engine optimization poisoning to trick users searching for iPad-related topics into downloading rogue security software.

"According to Symantec, the terms lead users to results from malicious sites such as youcanbesureforsafe.net, mastersmegasecurity.net and antyspywarescanblog.com," writes eWeek's Brian Prince.

"Such campaigns typically follow the news," Prince writes. "For example, in the wake of the earthquakes in Haiti, scammers hit search engines with similar efforts to try to lure users to malicious sites."

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