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LulzSec leaked AT&T documents outline LTE rollout and iPad 3

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Friday, July 1, 2011
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After 50 days of continuous assault on websites from corporations to government departments around the world, the six hackers known as LulzSec disbanded late last week but not without a parting gift.
Among the final release of leaked documents were ones from AT&T outlining its rollout of the LTE network as well as mention of the iPad 3 according to iFan.
iFan reports that in one document titled “2011 Weekly Calendar – LTE Milestones,” it said the “production launch will take place in July” and that ten more markets that were “promised LTE this year are on track to go live in September.” Verizon’s LTE network is already up and running so this information could very well be true.
Last week we told you that the next iPad is rumored to have an even higher resolution retina screen than the iPad 2, but if AT&T is rolling out a new network, the next iPad could very well be LTE-enabled according to iFan:
On a slide of a completely different PowerPoint presentation (pictured above), titled “LTE Status,” we see mentions of an iPad. This is where things get slightly more cryptic. Depending on how you interpret the message, it would seem as if AT&T is planning for an LTE iPad (probably the iPad 3, which is being rumored for a release either around March of next year, or this fall). Remember that this slide’s title is “LTE Status.” It wouldn’t make sense for a 3G iPad to be detailed on a page devoted to information on the 4Gstatus. With that in mind, this might confirm the rampant rumors of the iPad 3 being an LTE device. Given the timeline of the leaked information, it would also stand to reason that this new evidence points towards a March release, and not for the fall.
From what I can see in the leaked slide from AT&T, the carrier also makes mention of USB mobile broadband sticks and netbooks on the same “LTE Status” document so it seems the telecom will also be launching LTE-compatible devices to complement its handset offerings.
While we can’t confirm whether these leaked AT&T documents are up-to-date and contain reliable information considering that they were obtained illegally by hackers, the information contained in them certainly seem plausible.

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LuLzSec Disbands

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The hacker group Lulz Security may have announced its farewell, but aNew York Times report noted on Sunday that the threat of attack is far from over.
Well, duh.
According to “security experts” quoted in the article, major cyberattacks — such as on the websites of the C.I.A., U.S. Senate or global tech company Sony — will continue as splinter groups and copycats try to emulate LulSec’s “revolution.”
Sound familiar? Trade the name “LulzSec” for “Al Qaeda” and you can accurately describe the American military campaign in Afghanistan: a ragtag group of government irritants that fragments and heads underground, creating an environment that can only be described as “Whack-a-Mole.”
Most reports I’ve read about the LulzSec incidents demonstrate that there exists concern that a single actor could take down a system — no organized group necessary.
But let’s get real: has that ever not been the case?
It’s clear to me that headlines screaming about the goose chase surrounding LulzSec or the larger group Anonymous hide two real stories:
  1. Many large security systems are not robust enough to withstand the efforts of a determined professional;
  2. Large companies don’t want to admit this fact.
The first point is one of concern for any tech professional working at a major company; after all, security measures should be as robust as the data they’re protecting is sensitive.
But the second point is provocative because, as we’ve seen thus far, most LulzSec attacks are somewhat politically motivated — that is, they’re always trying to make a point, and not just rifling through people’s digital homes for the sake of it.
On more than one occasion, LulzSec has indicated post-hack that it was doing so only to draw attention to easily compromised security systems that supposedly protect sensitive data. Think about it: rarely is the data itself of concern. It’s always about who was sleeping on the job.
While the media and law enforcement feed the frenzy to identify and capture the hackers, perhaps we ought to pause for a moment and consider the message: if you’re willing to take ownership of private data in the 21st century, you’re also implicitly agreeing to protect it. Too many organizations are willing to do the former without taking enough steps to satisfy the latter.
source: Zdnet

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