FCC Official Voices Concern With iPad Data Breach
June 10, 2010
| 2:33 PM
The FCC's top security official voiced concern Thursday with revelations this week that a security breach of AT&T's network exposed the personal data of 114,000 iPad users, saying it highlights the need for better cybersecurity.
"This breach underscores the need for robust cyber security," FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief Jamie Barnett said in a statement. "The FCC's cyber security mission is to ensure that broadband networks are safe and secure for the consumers and businesses that depend on them."
He added that his office is working with providers to prevent future data breaches, which he said violate "consumer privacy and undermine trust in America's communications infrastructure."
AT&T acknowledged the breach earlier this week, saying in a statement that the only information revealed was the e-mail addresses attached to each iPad. The company said it had fixed the problem by Tuesday.
"We take customer privacy very seriously and while we have fixed this problem, we apologize to our customers who were impacted," according to the AT&T statement.
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