Ipad's Security Breach

Assignment 4: iPad’s Security Breach

Apple proudly sold the first iPad on June 4, 2010, and within days a security breach was announced. Hackers from Goatse Security firm obtained over 100,000 email addresses and network ID’s of new iPad owners, including government officials, politicians, well-known corporate officers, and other famous/important people. Goatse Security officials shared the email addresses and network ID’s to Gawker Media, LLC, after they informed AT&T and the vulnerability was closed (repaired).

Some expressed little concern over the security breach stating that it was “only email addresses” and not personal or financial information. The FBI doesn’t concur. AT&T responded quickly and has worked to mitigate the damage.  

Required:

1. View the video clip (1 min 41 s) of Steve Jobs just days before Apple’s partner AT&T exposed iPad customers’ private information.  http://gawker.com/#!5560295/steve-jobs-bragged-about-privacydays-ago 

2. Read Apple’s Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed posted on the Gawker.com Web site (the company first informed of the breach).   http://gawker.com/5559346/apples-worst-security-breach-114000-ipad-owners-exposed 

3. View the CNN video: iPad Security Breach (2 min 15 s)  http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2010/06/10/nr.levs.ipad.security.breach.cnn?iref=allsearch 

4. For an alternative perspective: view the first minutes of the Wall Street Journal video (3 min 35 s): AT&T's iPad Security Breach  http://online.wsj.com/video/digits-atts-ipad-security-breach/620A87F6-BADE-49BC-A3F3-887D44B25EA6.html?KEYWORDS=ipad 

5. Read, AT&T Fights Spreading iPad Fear:  http://gawker.com/5559725/att-fights-spreading-ipad-fear 

6. Read FBI Investigating iPad Breach (Update):  http://gawker.com/5560542/fbi-investigating-ipad-breach 

7. Read AT&T Blames iPad Incident on “Malicious” Hackers: ...