FBI investigating iPad e-mail leaks

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FBI investigating iPad e-mail leaks

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Digg Slashdot Fark Stumble Reddit MIXX del.icio.us Newsvine Technorati Facebook Buzz up! Twitter Your Name: Your Email Address: Recipient(s) Email Address: (Comma separation for multiple addresses) Your Message: Type the two words:Type what you hear:Incorrect. Try again. Get a new challenge Get an audio challengeGet a visual challenge Help FBI investigating iPad e-mail leaks The investigation was opened Thursday after 114,000 e-mail addresses were obtained By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service June 10, 2010 07:12 PM ET Newsletter Signup

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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.

Hackers belonging to a group called Goatse obtained the e-mail addresses after uncovering a Web application on AT&T's Web site that returned an iPad user's e-mail address when it was sent specially written queries. After writing an automated script to repeatedly query the site, they downloaded the addresses, and then handed them over to Gawker.com. "