AT&T on Sunday blamed computer hackers for a breach that exposed the e-mails of 114,000 Apple iPad users.
These hackers “maliciously exploited” a feature that allows users to more quickly sign into the AT&T Web site, The Wall Street Journal reports. AT&T explained the breach in a Sunday e-mail to affected users.
Earlier this month, AT&T acknowledged a breach that exposed 114,000 e-mail addresses and ICC-IDs of various Apple iPad 3G owners, including Michael Bloomberg, Harvey Weinstein, and Journal blogger Kara Swisher.
“AT&T takes your privacy seriously and does not tolerate unauthorized access to its customers’ information or company websites,” Dorothy Attwood, AT&T’s senior vice president for public policy and chief privacy officer, wrote in the e-mail.
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