New York-based Praetorian Security Group obtained a copy of the PHP script used to scrape e-mail addresses from AT&T’s servers. Goatse Security claimed responsibility for the script, which amassed 114,000 e-mails. The attack succeeded because the mobile carrier used poorly-designed software, experts say. The disclosure was the second embarrassing story linked to Apple published by Gawker Media since April.AT&T has turned off access to the feature Tuesday and apologized to customers in a statement it issued Wednesday.”]
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