Greyhat hackers from Goatse Security have published the details of a dangerous denial of service (DoS) vulnerability affecting many Linux distributions.The flaw can be exploited by tricking users into opening an overly-long, specially-crafted apt:// URL in a browser that supports the protocol."This bug is delightfull... |
16 May 2011
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Someone broke into the website of Goatse Security, the hacking group whose members exploited a hole in AT&T's systems last year to extract information about iPad owners.The attacker left an offensive message on the greyhat hackers' website, accusing them of self-aggrandizement.He made his reasons for the at... |
27 January 2011
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Two hackers who exploited a flaw on AT&T's website to extract the email addresses of 120,000 iPad owners were charged with fraud and conspiracy to access a computer without authorization.CNN reports that Andrew Auernheimer, 25, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Daniel Spitler, 26, of San Francisco, California, were... |
18 January 2011
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Andrew Auernheimer, a key member of Goatse Security, has been arrested on a number of felony charges that are unrelated to the group’s exploitation of an AT&T security hole that exposed the email addresses of tens of thousands of iPad 3G owners. Auernheimer, also known as “Escher,” or “Weev&rd... |
18 June 2010
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Various sources have covered the story of a security breach in AT&T's website that exposed the personal information of numerous iPad 3G customers. According to these reports, some 114,000 user accounts were compromised, including those of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. AT&T then issued an apology... |
15 June 2010
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