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The hacker who helped to obtain and disclose more than 100,000 iPad 3G users' e-mails from AT&T in 2010 was sentenced on Monday to 41 months in prison.
Andrew Auernheimer, known by his handle "weev," is also required to share in a $73,000 restitution payment to AT&T, according to The Verge. Following his prison term, Auernheimer will also be subject to three years of supervised release.
Andrew Auernheimer's booking photo, via the Washington County Detention Center.
Prior to the sentencing on Monday, he held a press conference on the steps of the courthouse where Auernheimer told the media that he was "going to jail for doing arithmetic." He was also cuffed by authorities in a struggle over his tablet.
Before the sentencing, prosecutors cited an "Ask Me Anything" he took part in on the popular user-driven news curation website Reddit. In the question-and-answer session held yesterday, Auernheimer said he would like to return to the state of Arkansas, but he doesn't believe the U.S. government would allow him because of what he described as his "extensive Militia connections."
In another post, he said his only "regret" was being "nice enough" to AT&T to allow them to patch the issue before he alerted the media site Gawker of his actions. He then warned: "I won't nearly be as nice next time."
"Weev" was originally arrested on drug charges in June of 2010. The FBI began searching for him after it was revealed that a security hole on AT&T's website led to iPad 3G users' e-mails being leaked.
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What a jackass.
Have fun in jail.
Maybe he can continue doing "arithmetic" in jail, where he can mark off the days by making scratches on the wall.
Just prior to the judge's reading of the sentence, Auernheimer was cuffed by agents in a struggle over his tablet. Under the terms of his pre-sentence parole, Auernheimer was unable to use a computer with a keyboard.
I wonder which "tablet" he was using? I would guess an Android tablet.
That's similar to Kevin Mitnick: He was sentenced to 46 months in prison plus 22 months for violating the terms of his 1989 supervised release sentence for computer fraud.
[quote name="Apple ][" url="/t/156530/hacker-involved-in-at-t-ipad-3g-e-mail-breach-sentenced-to-41-months-in-jail#post_2296099"]I wonder which "tablet" he was using? I would guess an Android tablet. [/quote] Why do you think it was an Android tablet?
[quote name="AppleInsider" url="/t/156530/hacker-involved-in-at-t-ipad-3g-e-mail-breach-sentenced-to-41-months-in-jail#post_2296087"]Prior to the sentencing on Monday, he held a press conference on the steps of the courthouse where Auernheimer told the media that he was "going to jail for doing arithmetic[/quote] I suppose Bernie Madoff could use the same excuse for cooking his accounting documents. [QUOTE]"I won't nearly be as nice next time."[/QUOTE] :no::no::no::no::no::no::no::no::no:
In the relativity of crime and punishment, 48 months is a long time, especially when considering:
1. Bishops who shield and rotate pedophile priests from one parish to the next to rape and sodomize children: Jail time for even one bishop: ZERO
2. Wall street bankers who contrived, financed and profited from the economic financial collapse. Jail time for even one executive: ZERO
3. President, Vice President, Sec. of Defense, CIA Head, National Security Adviser, all who lied the country in war on false premises and added $6 Billion to the National Debt. Jail time for even one of these: ZERO