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Hacker worries continue for iPad users

posted onJuly 13, 2010
by hitbsecnews

There's new concern for iPad users after hackers got into the AT&T website and exposed thousands of user email addresses last month.

The breach also exposed a little known number that could lead a hacker to a user's front door: the ICC-ID number. Experts warn if a hacker has your ICC-ID number and they have the right technology and equipment, they could track down your exact location.

Inside the ICC-ID number there is another series of numbers called the IMSI which is what a wireless carrier uses to identify a customer so they know who to bill. If a hacker gets into a company's wireless database, they can use the IMSI to find out who you are AND where you are, down to a neighborhood in a city.

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