Question Wij, have you been hacking iPads ?

[Malecheon]

BBC News - Apple iPad users' e-mail addresses harvested by hackers

Hackers calling themselves Goatse Security revealed the flaw and shared the data with Gawker Media.

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

lol "Goatse Security"

 

[Ctuchik]

well, that was a pretty harmless "attack" tbh.

like it said on the website, its not that hard to guess someone's email address

 

[Wij]

i win \o/

 

[ECA]

Goatse Security also quoted on CNN lol.

Apple is the new hacker bulls-eye - Jun. 17, 2010

Checkout their websites logo......

Goatse Security

lol.

 

[Aph3x]

"Gaping holes exposed"

Fantastic tag line for a company!

 

[Talyn]

And I was always told Apple software is better cause it can't be hacked or get virii, or have anything bad happen to them.

Idiots.

 

[Zenith.UK]

And I was always told Apple software is better cause it can't be hacked or get virii, or have anything bad happen to them.

Idiots.

I sense an ID10T error occurring.
Apple software is just as capable of being hacked as any other major software release (Windows, Linux, Android etc etc). The difference is that there are far more Windows users in the world than MacOS, so it makes more sense to target the software with greater market penetration. Now Apple are becoming more prevalent with iPhones and iPads, attention will turn to their software. It's only a matter of time until Apple products need antivirus/anti-intrusion software like Windows.

 

[old.user4556]

Steve Jobs mentioned some superior marketing shite about Apple

Fixed.

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

Apple products have been happily hacked for years. For example, even from the start, the iPhone firmware was usually cracked within 24 hours of release.