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Two charged over iPad hacking on AT&T network
Reuters ^ | January 18, 2011 | By Jonathan Stempel

Posted on 01/18/2011 11:07:11 AM PST by Swordmaker

NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged two people with stealing email addresses and other data of about 120,000 users of Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPad after finding a security weakness in AT&T Inc (T.N) servers.

Prosecutors said the criminal charges arise from a "brute force" hacking over several days last June that affected iPad users who accessed the Internet through AT&T's 3G network.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: ilovebillgates; iwanthim; iwanthimbad; microsoftfanboys

1 posted on 01/18/2011 11:07:12 AM PST by Swordmaker
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; 50mm; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; AFreeBird; Airwinger; Aliska; ...
Follow up on last June's AT&T hacking of iPad users' email and names... PING!M

Please! No Flame Wars!
Discuss technical issues, software, and hardware.
Don't attack people!

Don't respond to the Anti-Apple Thread Trolls!
PLEASE IGNORE THEM!!!


Apple iPad Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

2 posted on 01/18/2011 11:08:57 AM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft product "insult" free zone.)
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To: Swordmaker

I’m on my iPad now. Lucky for me, I didn’t buy the 3G model. I went for 64 gb w/ wifi only.

I love this little gizmo! I’m now gonna save for a Mac book pro.

I’m hooked on Mac .


3 posted on 01/18/2011 11:19:18 AM PST by alice_in_bubbaland (DeMint/Ryan 2012!!!!!)
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To: Swordmaker
A Class action Lawsuit Lawyer's Dream...
4 posted on 01/18/2011 3:07:34 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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