June 10, 2010 – Gawker.com reported, a vulnerability in AT&T’s web server security enabled hackers to gain access to over 114,000 Apple iPad 3G owners email addresses including CEOs, military officials and top politicians.
The 3G iPads use a SIM chip located inside the device to connect to AT&T’s wireless network. Each SIM chip has a unique identifier know as the ICC ID. The hackers were able to obtain some of these IDs from embedded information in pictures posted on Flickr and other internet sites and through friendly associates who own iPads and were willing to share their ID information. Read More→
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