E-mail leak by iPad reveals 114,000 email addresses

An iPad e-mail leak has revealed every single one of a lot more than 114,000 early-adopter iPad e-mail addresses. To activate their iPads, users needed to give up their email address. This iPad e-mail leak has compromised not only the e-mail addresses of people like your tech-savvy neighbor down the street but White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. This information leak exposes hundreds of thousands of AT and T customers to security worries, and it raises questions about the distinctive contract between Apple and AT and T.

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iPad e-mail leak affects all iPad 3G users

The iPad e-mail leak has, as far as most resources can tell, affected all owners of the iPad 3G. AT and T demands an e-mail address to activate the wireless data capabilities of the $800 device. Having been on the market for only two months, the iPad 3G has been purchased and activated by a lot more than 114,000 users. Each one of these e-mail addresses is associated with an ICC-ID, which stands for an integrated circuit card identifier — essentially, proof of identity of the device. With the ICC-ID and e-mail address, hackers could effortlessly launch a mass attack to gain access to the details that is actually contained on the iPad.

iPad email leak affecting large names

The iPad e-mail leak affects many people, but there are some concerns about some of the biggest names. The list of leaked iPad 3G e-mail addresses contain William Eldridge, who’s a commander of a strategic bomber group within the air force. Hundreds of U.S. Department of Justice, NASA, FCC and Army addresses are incorporated on the list. Federal court system employees, House and Senate staffers, FAA, Citigroup, Microsoft and Dow Jones corporate e-mail addresses were also found. It is certain that some of these companies and agencies have used developers to create a whole bunch of extra layers of security; but unlike Android devices, the notoriously closed-loop Apple systems can be difficult to upgrade the security on.

The iPad mail leak exposed>

The iPad e-mail leak is depending on some kind of weak spot within the AT and T network that was released by Goatse Security. This security group has revealed security holes in Amazon, Firefox, and Safari within the past. Goatse explained that they used only data and scripts which were publicly available to discover the security hole the iPad e-mail leak exploited. Goatse notified AT and T who closed the hole before going public with it. AT and T has not yet notified any of the owners of the iPad 3G whose e-mail addresses may have been compromised, two days after they were informed of the security hole.

Any queries about an AT and T and Apple Contract

This is just one of the most recent problem Apple users have had with AT and T. The carrier, a lot more than anything, has become known for slow networks and dropped calls on the iPhone and iPad. The difficulties with AT and T's network have gotten so bad that even Steve Jobs could not get the new iPhone to work during his WWDC presentation. Apple said their exclusive AT and T contract is going to last a few more years. Given security breaches like this, slow networks and a lack of customer conversation, one has to wonder if that contract can be honored.