Searches for Apple iPad leading to malicious sites

Scammers and hackers are exploiting the recent media frenzy in the tech world over Apple's recently unveiled iPad tablet to break into more computers. This is happening via black hat techniques in search engine optimization (SEO), which among other methods involves embedding popular keywords into compromised sites. This tricks search engines into redirecting search users to these sites where they are led to click on links to malicious sites.

According to Don Debolt, California's director of threat research, attackers are using software to automatically query for the most popular keywords to inject into commandeered websites. He cautioned that site operators should ensure that their content management system is up-to-date, saying, "We found that it's a very systematic and programmatic process right now."

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