AT&T announced on June 9th that hackers found a security hole in the iPad that allowed hackers to obtain thousands of customer’s email addresses, including White House staff, the mayor of New York, the chief executive at the New York Times, and military personnel.  The latest breach provides startling evidence of corporations’ inability to guarantee protection of sensitive customer information.  This incident highlights the fragility of the Internet and the malleability of notices posted on a website.  With hackers compromising websites, due process is not being served if the information cannot be authenticated or provided permanence on the Internet.

AT&T Discloses Breach of iPad Owner Data