The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe into a security breach that allowed hackers to retrieve 114,000 e-mail addresses of iPad users on the AT T network. The FBI announced the investigation Friday, which will determine exactly what allowed a group of hackers using the name "Goatse Security" to access the data. The security breach was first announced by the blog Gawker on Wednesday. The FBI has since asked Gawker Media LLC, the owners of the site, to retain all information relating to the incident. The company was also involved in another recent case with Apple Inc., which included the iPhone 4. Gawker said that it does not believe it is the main target of this FBI investigation. Many of the users involved are high-ranking government or corporate officials, including Rahm Emanuel , the current White House Chief of Staff, and Michael Bloomberg ,  the mayor of New York City. Others include employees of Google and the U.S. military .
The United States (FBI) has launched a probe into a security breach that allowed hackers to retrieve 114,000 addresses of users on the network. The FBI announced the investigation Friday, which will determine exactly what allowed a group of hackers using the name "Goatse Security" to access the data. The security breach was first announced by the on Wednesday. The FBI has since asked Gawker Media LLC, the owners of the site, to retain all information relating to the incident. The company was also involved in another recent case with Apple Inc., which included the . Gawker said that it does not believe it is the main target of this FBI investigation. Many of the users involved are high-ranking government or corporate officials, including , the current , and , the mayor of New York City. Others include employees of Google and the .
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