According to the NY Times Tech Blog a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that specializes in computer crimes has taken over an investigation into an AT&T security loophole that allowed a self-described security group to access some iPad 3G users’ personal e-mail addresses and device identification numbers.
Andrew Auernheimer, known online as Weev, who is a spokesman for Goatse Security, was arrested earlier this week on drug-related charges after F.B.I. agents obtained a search warrant and entered his home.
DESCRIPTIONco.washington.ar.us Andrew Auernheimer, known online as Weev, was released from a detention center on Thursday.
Bryan Travers, a special agent with the F.B.I. office in Newark, would not discuss details of the search warrant. He said the warrant was sealed because the investigation is continuing.
Mr. Auernheimer was arraigned Wednesday in a court in Washington County, Arkansas, where he was charged with one misdemeanor and three felony charges of possession of a controlled substance.
He was released on $3,100 bail Thursday morning, with court dates set for July and August. It is unclear if he will be charged with any crime in connection with the AT&T security breach. READ MORE
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