Ipad's Security Breach Research Paper
iPad’s Security Breach
Assignment #4: iPad’s Security Breach BUS 508 Business Enterprise
Professor Steven Brown
Strayer University
February 27, 2011 Discuss Goatse Security firm possible objectives when they hacked into AT&T’s Website.
Goatse Security is not a security firm. This is a loose-knit, nine-person hacker group that specializes in uncovering security flaws. Its nature has been variously described as white hat, gray hat, or black hat. The group was formed in December 2009. Goatse Security derives its name from the Goatse.cx shock site. The group’s slogan is “Gaping Holes Exposed.” In 2010, it exposed vulnerabilities in the Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari web browsers. In June 2010, Goatse Security exposed the Email addresses of 114,000 Apple iPad users. (Polom, 2010) …show more content…
I have also contacted the media to ensure that this incident gets the coverage it deserves. In cracking this site, I have sent specially crafted requests to the server with my browser ID spoofed to that of an iPad. Please know that while this was not instrumental in this wondrous crack, it WAS poetic in many ways. I also gave Goatsec the same warning that they gave AT&T... none at all, to patch their gaping hole. User Accounts have been deleted, and passwords changed," the note said. (Mills,
Assignment #4: iPad’s Security Breach BUS 508 Business Enterprise
Professor Steven Brown
Strayer University
February 27, 2011 Discuss Goatse Security firm possible objectives when they hacked into AT&T’s Website.
Goatse Security is not a security firm. This is a loose-knit, nine-person hacker group that specializes in uncovering security flaws. Its nature has been variously described as white hat, gray hat, or black hat. The group was formed in December 2009. Goatse Security derives its name from the Goatse.cx shock site. The group’s slogan is “Gaping Holes Exposed.” In 2010, it exposed vulnerabilities in the Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari web browsers. In June 2010, Goatse Security exposed the Email addresses of 114,000 Apple iPad users. (Polom, 2010) …show more content…
I have also contacted the media to ensure that this incident gets the coverage it deserves. In cracking this site, I have sent specially crafted requests to the server with my browser ID spoofed to that of an iPad. Please know that while this was not instrumental in this wondrous crack, it WAS poetic in many ways. I also gave Goatsec the same warning that they gave AT&T... none at all, to patch their gaping hole. User Accounts have been deleted, and passwords changed," the note said. (Mills,