updated 7:42 p.m. ET June 9, 2010
Prominent(杰出的，卓越的) users of Apple's new iPad 3G, including military and government officials as well as media personalities(知名人士) and celebrities(名流), had their e-mail addresses hacked by a group that shared its findings with online publication Valleywag to point out security flaws(瑕疵) in AT&T's Web servers.
"We began poring through the 114,067 entries(入口) and were stunned(吃惊) at the names we found," Valleywag said on its site. Among the iPad users whose e-mail addresses were shared: ABC news anchor(新闻节目主持人) Diane Sawyer, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The iPad 3G went on sale April 30 in the United States. It uses either Wi-Fi or AT&T's 3G cellular service(移动电话服务) to connect to the Internet for Web surfing and e-mail. A Wi-Fi only iPad was offered first, in early April. So far, Apple has sold more than 2 million iPads, the company has said. There was no comment from Apple, which earlier this week introduced its next-generation iPhone.