As I noted last year, the security of modern cars is about the same as that of your average PC. Swiss security researchers at ETH Zurich University have again reinforced that point, at least according to this article in MIT’s Technology Review two weeks ago. Apparently, the researchers have shown that it…
E-mail addresses of 100,000-plus iPad 3G users stolen; feds arrest 2
NEWARK, N.J. – Two men who authorities say were competing to impress their fellow hackers were arrested Tuesday on federal charges they stole the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, including politicians and media personalities. The theft and the ATT security weakness that made it possible were…
2 Charged With Stealing iPad Users’ Information
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Two hackers who were engaged in game of “malicious one-upsmanship” stole the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, including those of politicians and famous media personalities, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in announcing criminal charges against the men. ATT revealed the security vulnerability months…
IPad user data theft nets U.S. charges
ATT Inc. in June acknowledged a security weak spot that exposed the email addresses of more than 100,000 iPad users. The company said the vulnerability affected only iPad users who signed up for its 3G wireless internet service. (Associated Press) Two hackers stole the email addresses of more than 100,000…
Two Charged in AT&T Hack of iPad Customer Data
Two suspects have been charged with federal crimes for allegedly hacking ATT’s website last year to obtain the personal data of more than 100,000 iPad owners. Daniel Spitler, 26, of San Francisco, California, was charged in New Jersey on Tuesday with one count of identity fraud and one count of…
Two charged with hacking AT&T website for information on iPad owners
Posted at: 01/18/2011 9:07 PM They say they were trying to draw attention to a potential security threat on ATT’s website. But two men accused of using the website to get the email addresses of some 120 thousand i-Pad owners are now facing federal prosecution. F.B.I. agents took Andrew Auernheimer…
2 charged with hacking AT&T website, stealing information from more than 100,000 iPad users
NEWARK, N.J. – Two men who authorities say were competing to impress their fellow hackers were arrested Tuesday on federal charges they stole the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, including politicians and media personalities. The theft and the ATT security weakness that made it possible were…
IPad hackers face criminal charges
Goatse Security said its iPad hack, which harvested 120,000 e-mail addresses, took “just over a single hour of labor total”By Julianne Pepitone, staff reporterJanuary 18, 2011: 4:00 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they have filed charges against two people accused of hacking ATT’s website…
Oracle Set To Release 66 Patches
(click image for larger view) Oracle is set to release a massive, quarterly security update on Tuesday that includes 66 patches for 28 products. More Software Insights White Papers State of Fraud in Government How To Manage Multiple Cloud Infrastructures Reports Sun’s Future Under Oracle The Right Place For Social…
Microsoft refreshes secure developer software tools
Microsoft has released a new software tool to help developers write secure applications by highlighting the system changes created when their wares are installed on Windows machines. The Attack Surface Analyzer, released on Tuesday, is a free verification tool that analyzes the changes in system state, runtime parameters and securable…