AT&T
"Rude password - login denied": the AT&T April Fool that wasn't
Why, and more importantly, *how*, would you go about weeding out rude passwords?
Surely an April Fool?
Paul Ducklin takes a look...
AT&T hacker "Weev" sentenced to 41 months in prison, after obtaining the email addresses of 100,000+ iPad users
Andrew Auernheimer has been sentenced for the federal crimes of obtaining the personal data of over 100,000 iPad owners from AT&T's publicly accessible website.
Besides his prison sentence, he's facing 3 years of probation and, together with another convicted hacker, paying restitution of $73,000.
Goatse hacker Auernheimer found guilty of breaching AT&T to access customer iPad data
A hacker claims he was disclosing a security flaw responsibly.
But IRC transcripts show that the Goatse hacking group was instead musing about shorting AT&T stock, discussed selling 120,000 email addresses to spammers, and never told AT&T about the vulnerability in the first place.
Stolen cellphone databases switched on by major US carriers
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint have flipped the switch on databases that will track stolen cellphones and block them from being used on the major carriers' networks. Now, just make sure you've got your phone's ID number written down somewhere, and try not to go into a cellphone coma on the subway.
Manila AT&T hackers tied to terrorist attack in Mumbai
The FBI worked with the Philippines National Police to arrest hackers who allegedly attacked US telecom companies to raise money for terrorist organizations. Were those arrested simply pawns in a very dangerous game of chess?
Goatse hacker pleads guilty to stealing iPad user data
An alleged member of the Goatse Security hacking group, has pleaded guilty to breaking into AT&T's systems and obtaining the email addresses of iPad users.
Apple's worst security breach, or a great big hyperbole?
According to aptly-named shock-gossip site gawker.com, Apple has just suffered its worst security breach. Alongside a headlined article entitled "Hottie Banker's Boob Implant Video: 'I Want to Be Tits on a Stick'", you can read how this "worst security breach" Read more…
iPad owners' email addresses exposed: let's stay calm
One of the hottest security news story today revolves around the news that a weakness on AT&T's website allowed outsiders to grab the email addresses of early adopters of the Apple iPad - at least those who had chosen to Read more…
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