Goatse Hacker Member Arrested on Drug Charges

A hacker in the Goatse Security group that discovered the AT&T iPad-related flaw was arrested following the execution of an FBI search warrant of his home in Arkansas. Read the full article. CNet...

AT&T iPad Hack May Be Worse Than Initially Thought

Researchers looking into the security of GSM phone networks are suggesting that the recent breach, which saw tens of thousands of e-mail addresses and ICC-IDs inadvertantly disclosed AT&T, could have far more significant implications than a bit of extra spam: attackers can use the information to...

The Pitfalls of Website Vulnerability Research and Disclosure

Vulnerability disclosure is in the spotlight again. First it was Tavis Ormandy disclosing a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows before Microsoft had a fix available. Now a group called Goatse Security has disclosed a vulnerability in an AT&T website that affects Apple iPad 3G owners. The Wall Stre...

FBI Probes AT&T iPad Goatse Email Leak

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into the leak of an estimated 114,000 Apple iPad user e-mail addresses including those of Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, ABC ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer and NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Read the full article. IDG News Service...

iPad Users with PCs Targeted By Malware

A malicious spam email campaign has been targeting iPad users who own PCs, says researchers. Read the full article. Help Net Security...

The iPad: As Insecure As The iPhone

Forbes reporter Andy Greenberg polled a group of security researchers about the security posture of Apple’s new iPad device and comes away with a simple conclusion: The iPad is just as insecure as the iPhone. Some quotes from the story: Aaron Portnoy, security researcher, Tipping Point: “It’s...

Fake iPad, iPhone Giveaways Hit Twitter

Not surprisingly, spam using the Apple iPad as a lure to get users to give up personal or credit card information has began to make rounds of Twitter users. Read the full article. Help Net Security...

iPad Encryption Weakness Likened to iPhone

Apple’s new iPad device looks like it will have some of the same security issues that affect the iPhone, such as weak encryption, a mobile security expert said. Read the full article. Cnet...