114,000 iPad 3G Email Addresses Exposed

Dellaster · 06-10-2010, 07:19 AM

DailyTech reports that "a group called Goatse Security has published the personal email addresses of 114,067 iPad 3G purchasers".

Apparently AT&T left a public interface to their database unsecured. Ouch, what an error! Especially when some of the emails released are of prominent people. "Among them are New York Times Co. CEO Janet Robinson, Diane Sawyer of ABC News, film mogul Harvey Weinstein, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and even White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel."

I hope nobody at MR was among those affected. The spam fallout may be awful.

BVLarson · 06-11-2010, 12:16 AM

If they didn't get credit cards or passwords, shouldn't be too much of a problem.

brecklundin · 06-12-2010, 05:03 PM

but Apple is alll about exploiting the "insecurity", right?

Alfy · 06-13-2010, 08:03 PM

I really don't like the headlines for this piece of news. The security hole was at AT&T, but the way the headlines read, you'd think there is a major security loophole with the iPad. Sure, if you have an iPad 3G, you must use the AT&T network, but still, I find it misleading.

SameOldStory · 06-13-2010, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfy

I really don't like the headlines for this piece of news. The security hole was at AT&T, but the way the headlines read, you'd think there is a major security loophole with the iPad. Sure, if you have an iPad 3G, you must use the AT&T network, but still, I find it misleading.

Not really. If you read past the paragraph where it says - "DailyTech reports" (with the news papers headline - "AT&T's Gaping Hole Exposes 114,000 iPad 3G Buyers' Email Addresses") you read on the next paragraph, in this post, that it was AT&Ts fault.

"Apparently AT&T left a public interface to their database unsecured."

That many e-mail addresses exposed is news, no matter the who or the what of it.

What is really bad is that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is using an unsecured communication device.

I do, and you probably do not, know the incredible stupidity of that.

Please understand - I AM NOT TALKING POLITICS. I'm talking the security of our president, and of our country.

06-10-2010, 07:19 AM	#1
Dellaster 本の虫 Posts: 242 Karma: 344 Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Device: Kindle3, DXG, Fire · iPad, iPod	114,000 iPad 3G Email Addresses Exposed DailyTech reports that "a group called Goatse Security has published the personal email addresses of 114,067 iPad 3G purchasers". Apparently AT&T left a public interface to their database unsecured. Ouch, what an error! Especially when some of the emails released are of prominent people. "Among them are New York Times Co. CEO Janet Robinson, Diane Sawyer of ABC News, film mogul Harvey Weinstein, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and even White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel." I hope nobody at MR was among those affected. The spam fallout may be awful.

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06-11-2010, 12:16 AM	#2
BVLarson Author Posts: 123 Karma: 900 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Device: Kindle	If they didn't get credit cards or passwords, shouldn't be too much of a problem.

06-12-2010, 05:03 PM	#3
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	but Apple is alll about exploiting the "insecurity", right?

06-13-2010, 08:03 PM	#4
Alfy Liseur de Bonne Aventure Posts: 374 Karma: 2176666 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: PRS T1	I really don't like the headlines for this piece of news. The security hole was at AT&T, but the way the headlines read, you'd think there is a major security loophole with the iPad. Sure, if you have an iPad 3G, you must use the AT&T network, but still, I find it misleading.

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