MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote yesterday, Gawker owns Gizmodo, which may or may not explain why their article tries to claim that Apple has suffered an embarrassment when it was AT&T’s security that was breached.
Ante and Worthen continue, “Gawker Media publicized the incident Wednesday after being contacted by a small group of computer experts calling itself Goatse Security. The group said it discovered the flaw, explaining that it was able to find the email addresses by guessing numbers that identify iPads connected to AT&T’s mobile network. The group said it uncovered 114,000 email addresses, including those of prominent officials in companies, politics and the military. Escher Auernheimer, a member of the group, said the group hasn’t heard from law enforcement and that it didn’t do anything illegal.”
“Thursday, FBI spokeswoman Katherine Schweit confirmed an investigation into the incident had been opened. But she wouldn’t comment on what the bureau is looking at. ‘It’s very early in the investigation,’ she added,” Ante and Worthen report. “Wednesday, the AT&T acknowledged that a flaw in its website made it possible for iPad users’ email addresses to be revealed. AT&T said it fixed the security problem by Tuesday.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Whether they realize it or not, Gawker Media seems to have quite the death wish.
It’s like watching a train wreck, in slow motion! 😀
I completely removed Gizmodo from my bookmarks. They have been so much more anti-Apple lately. Good riddance.
We didn’t do anything illigal…
If you run a script that scans or probes another computer with the intention to discover data that is not yours….
IT IS CALLED HACKING YOU MORONS!
What is the consequence of knowing Carli Fiorina’s e-mail address (or Rahm Emanuel’s, or anyone else’s, for that matter)? Somebody is now going to spam them? Unlike before, when they didn’t get any spam…?
And, oh, please, the reason I menioned Rahm Emanuel is because Valleyrag mentioned him as well as a prominent political figure. I implore you not to launch political slugfest. Let’s discuss the stupid Gawker; there’s plenty to deride right there…
I’m another one who has really cut down my visits to Gizmodo. Too much unjustified anti-Apple propaganda for my taste.
Pissed at some of the headlines
The headlines make it sound as the iPad had a security problem
Gawker….RIP
So does this mean I can hookup my hose to my neighbor’s house and water my lawn? Just because there’s a hydrant on the outside, doesn’t mean I can use it.
Or plug my electric car at any outlet I find.
What they did was not really legal, so they should punish them hard.
Yep. The email alias I created to sign up for my iPad 3G service is now getting swamped with spam. Didn’t take someone long to sell those addresses…
And Gawker is now dead to me. Too complicit in the worst stories of the day…
Goatse Securty? What’s their motto? “Bending You Over and Pulling Open Your Most Insecure Areas”?
——RM
What about all this ‘personal information’ and so on that the shit bloggers were talking about (including gawker)? Made it sound like anyone could get your bank details or something.
Why are these people so dishonest? ‘Cos that’s the only way losers have any chance of winning.
Maybe they’ll find out why AT&Ts;network sucks so bad.
From Macworld article: “We gave the data only to Gawker,” said Auernheimer “They were the only one willing to dedicate resources to [the story].”
Resources as in money?
I think Gawker/Gizmo will spend the weekend doing alot of shredding. They have no ethics.
Good Night Gawker and Good Riddance!
And I hope Apple clobbers you for the iPhone fiasco.
You ruined a very good surprise and you will have to explain how and why you offered publicly a $5,000 reward to employees of Apple to spill the beans on any new device anonymously.
Scum of the Earth! I really hope the government comes down on you. Scummy journalism at best.
Makes Pystar look smart
LOL….. funny breeze
Did they think no one was going
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investigate? I don’t think this is going to end to their liking.
It is Gawker and not Mind Your Own Business. Duh.
you know what sucks about Gizmodo, even though they actually did get their hands and tear down the prototype, ENGADGET published the first open photos of it.
I stopped going to gizmodo after they show arrogance when they got the phone, had they not acted like teenagers getting their first porno, and acted responsibly then maybe this wouldn’t be a huge ordeal
@singidunum
Not until you admit this was all Obama’s fault. Or Al Gore’s.
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HMCIV: All roads lead back to Karl Rove.
Knight to Rook 3
Checkmate.
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Can’t Apple sue Gawker for defamation or something?
Apple should buy Gawker and shut it down!…. Fire every one of them….