Hackers get email addresses of iPad 3G owners

WASHINGTON,US:Exploiting a a vulnerability at US telecom giant AT&T a shadowy hacking group has reportedly obtained the email addresses of over 114,000 owners of Apple iPads, according to US based media reports.

An AFP report quoting Valleywag, a property of Gawker Media, said the hackers turned over the email list and it contained the email addresses of a number of high-profile iPad users including US business leaders, politicians and military officials.

Valleywag published the names of some on the list but not their full email addresses. They included New York Times Co chief executive Janet Robinson, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.

The iPad owners whose email addresses were compromised were subscribers to AT&T's 3G plan which provides cellular connectivity to the touchscreen tablet computer from Apple.