Phishing Attacks in China Linked to New iPad

The recent omission of China from Apple’s latest list of countries that can expect to get the new iPad has done more in China than leave the fanboys despondent. According to a report from the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Centre (CIIRC), a government-sponsored NGO, the slow release of the new iPad (unofficially known as the iPad 3) to China, along with continuing scarcity of the iPhone 4S has led to a surge in phishing attacks targeting those desperate enough, or simply not savvy enough, to click phishing attacks targeting those desperate enough, or simply not savvy enough, to click on a link offering an iPad or iPhone for a cheap price.