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AT&T breach exposes 114,000 iPad owners' email addresses
AT&T has patched the hole, however, not before Goatse Security shared the flaw with a number of third parties. In other words, there's no telling whose hands the exploit fell into, nor what they might have done with the information. What's worse, the 114,067 compromised addresses only accounts for the data collected by Goatse, so it's likely many more have been exposed.
AT&T has commented on the matter, saying that a business customer (not Goatse Security) reported the hole on Monday and was resolved on Tuesday. The carrier said it's investigating the situation and will inform anyone who may have been affected.
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captaincranky
on June 9, 2010 7:34 PM |
Hey, at least we found something that the iPad is good for. |
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myrmidonks
on June 9, 2010 7:45 PM |
Good one... |
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Guest
on June 9, 2010 8:15 PM |
ye haaaa technology isn't it Great ...... |
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prismatics
on June 9, 2010 10:58 PM |
You can't put this one in apple's lap, captaincranky. |
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captaincranky
on June 9, 2010 11:24 PM |
You can't put this one in apple's lap, captaincranky. Well, maybe not directly. But still, it's nice to see that Apple's product has become an "equal opportunity" target for hackers. Maybe it's the lure of social elitism, that motivates criminals to want to know more about the owners of such a wonderful toy. Can we play with it too? That sort of thing.
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Guest
on June 10, 2010 1:38 AM |
wait.....they're called GOATSE security????!??!?! |
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Guest
on June 10, 2010 9:29 AM |
As a software engineer I can see that MOST companies focus on functionality first and leave security as an afterthought. At my work we store store the SSN, driver license images/info with full address and name unencrypted in the database. It has been pointed out as a security hole for YEARS, but it has not been addressed because the customer is not aware of it AND regulators don't require it. Remember, any company will do the LEAST amount of work on security because security does not sell most line of business software -- it is functionality. Yes, there is a liability of data breaches and the associated costs of lawsuits, but that cost is trivial in comparison to off-shoring ALL back office and testing functions. What happens when the offshore company goes under, or sells your data to competitor? Given that you no longer have the knowledge to run your back office, you can't quickly in-house and the company is dead. Virtually no company thinks or addresses this in their disaster mitigation plans. But short term gain vs. long term strategy is the name of the game these days... |
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Docnoq
on June 10, 2010 10:31 AM |
Guest said: wait.....they're called GOATSE security????!??!?! Hahaha that's the first thing that I noticed too. Classic. |
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paynetrain007
on June 10, 2010 10:52 AM |
You can't blame it directly on Apple, But Apple and AT&T go hand and hand. These hackers wanted to go after Apple directly. So I say you can partially put the blame on Apple for being such ****** and claiming "unhackable" hardware/software |
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SNGX1275
on June 10, 2010 11:14 AM |
You can't blame it directly on Apple, But Apple and AT&T go hand and hand. These hackers wanted to go after Apple directly. So I say you can partially put the blame on Apple for being such ****** and claiming "unhackable" hardware/software I don't know what you are talking about, I've never seen Apple make such a remark about being unhackable. It wasn't even Apple's hardware or software involved in this, nobody is to blame here except AT&T. |
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captaincranky
on June 10, 2010 11:26 AM |
I don't know what you are talking about, I've never seen Apple make such a remark about being unhackable. It wasn't even Apple's hardware or software involved in this, nobody is to blame here except AT&T. Actually they have, but by virtue of omission. This goes back to the "I'm a PC" ad campaign. If you'll remember, the PC catches a virus in one of the sequence, but of course, the Mac is immune. BUY MAC....yay...!
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jgvmx
on June 10, 2010 6:12 PM |
The ipad got goatse'd |
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SNGX1275
on June 10, 2010 7:03 PM |
CC - I don't see how that is saying they are unhackable, its just illustrating the amount of viruses on each. In any case, that is a totally separate scenario than this - a consumer computer OS vs AT&T and their security. Apple isn't even involved in this, I don't know how you guys can justify Apple being to blame for AT&T getting hacked. |
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captaincranky
on June 10, 2010 8:12 PM |
CC - I don't see how that is saying they are unhackable, its just illustrating the amount of viruses on each. OK, given the oversimplification of this particular ad campaign. They make it quite clear that the Mac is still standing. There's never any disclaimer that there are also viruses that can affect Mac. There's no question that the PC is dead, and the Mac lives. In any case, that is a totally separate scenario than this - a consumer computer OS vs AT&T and their security. Apple isn't even involved in this, I don't know how you guys can justify Apple being to blame for AT&T getting hacked. I agree, Apple and its iPad owners got it stuck to them by proxy. In this case, I don't subscribe to At&t, nor do I own an iPad, and I feel I'm all the luckier for it.
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