Hackers target iPad users: BitDefender

SAN FRANCISCO, USA: With more than 600,000 iPads sold since its introduction, it’s clear as to why malware creators have been interested in crashing this promising party, says a report by BitDefender, a software security firm.

The report, published on the website of BitDefender, states that hackers are trying to trick iPad owners into infecting personal computers with a power-seizing virus.

It also mentioned that hackers are sending out email messages falsely offering a software update for Apple's freshly launched tablet computers.

The messages steer iPad owners to a realistic looking website that supposedly provides the latest version of iTunes online shop and then dupe the visitor by installing malicious code on their machines.

Once installed, the malicious software gives hackers a "backdoor" entry into computers and lets them control the machines, according to BitDefender.

It is standard procedure for cyber criminals to take advantage of hot topics and major news to trick their way past peoples' defenses and into their computers using booby-trapped websites or email messages.