An exploit in AT&T’s website exposed the email address of over 100,000 iPad users. A hacking group found a program on AT&T’s Web site that would send back an iPad user’s email address when given an ICC-ID.
“AT&T was informed by a business customer on Monday of the potential exposure of their iPad ICC-IDs,” said AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said in an e-mail message. “This issue was escalated to the highest levels of the company and was corrected by Tuesday; and we have essentially turned off the feature that provided the e-mail addresses.”
AT&T indicates that the only personal data that could be retrieved as a result of this was email addresses. “At this point, there is no evidence that any other customer information was shared,” said Siegel.
The data released indicates that iPads are owned by White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer.
Source: SF Gate
