Comments on: AT&T iPad hack discoverer arrested http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: benher http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812800 benher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812800 "If one has just publicly exposed the gross incompetence of a major corporation and humiliated its respected partners, perhaps it is time for one to flush the coke." ...because all those random searches and seizures are likely to become a lot less random? “If one has just publicly exposed the gross incompetence of a major corporation and humiliated its respected partners, perhaps it is time for one to flush the coke.”

…because all those random searches and seizures are likely to become a lot less random?

]]> By: Ted8305 http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812290 Ted8305 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812290 Weev! I almost didn't recognize him without the LOL LONGS shirt. Weev! I almost didn’t recognize him without the LOL LONGS shirt.

]]> By: That Evening Sun http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812549 That Evening Sun Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812549 "I released a semantic integer overflow exploit for Safari through Goatse Security in March– it was patched on Apple’s desktop Safari but has yet to be patched on the iPad. This bug we crafted allows the viewer of a webpage to become a proxy (behind corporate and government firewalls!) for spamming, exploit payloads, password bruteforce attacks and other undesirables. The kicker is that this attack cannot be detected by any current IDS/IPS system. <b>We released this in March, mind you, and Apple still hasn’t got around to patching this on the iPad!</b> I know through personal experience that the patch time for an iPad vulnerability is over two months and counting. Given that, the number of parties which probably have active iPad exploits likely numbers in the hundreds, if not the thousands. The iPad simply is not a safe platform for those that require a secure environment." - <a href="http://security.goatse.fr/a-response-to-atts-letter">Goatse Security</a>, June 14 “I released a semantic integer overflow exploit for Safari through Goatse Security in March– it was patched on Apple’s desktop Safari but has yet to be patched on the iPad. This bug we crafted allows the viewer of a webpage to become a proxy (behind corporate and government firewalls!) for spamming, exploit payloads, password bruteforce attacks and other undesirables. The kicker is that this attack cannot be detected by any current IDS/IPS system. We released this in March, mind you, and Apple still hasn’t got around to patching this on the iPad! I know through personal experience that the patch time for an iPad vulnerability is over two months and counting. Given that, the number of parties which probably have active iPad exploits likely numbers in the hundreds, if not the thousands. The iPad simply is not a safe platform for those that require a secure environment.” – Goatse Security, June 14

]]> By: S2 http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812851 S2 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812851 We could fix it for libelle with, "coming down on him like five tons of <i>baby</i> elephants" (approx. 250 pounds apiece). But really, it's still hilarious even with full grown elephants, since you're almost certain to need a fractional elephant to hit the 5-ton mark, and that's gonna be messy..... We could fix it for libelle with, “coming down on him like five tons of baby elephants” (approx. 250 pounds apiece). But really, it’s still hilarious even with full grown elephants, since you’re almost certain to need a fractional elephant to hit the 5-ton mark, and that’s gonna be messy…..

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812340 Brainspore Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812340 Considering that this guy has quite a history of pissing off people and breaking the law isn't it a little premature to throw around the "AT&T CRITICISM LEADS TO ARREST" conspiracy theories? Considering that this guy has quite a history of pissing off people and breaking the law isn’t it a little premature to throw around the “AT&T CRITICISM LEADS TO ARREST” conspiracy theories?

]]> By: Xenu http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812093 Xenu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812093 Too bad providing shitty mobile phone service isn't a crime, 'cause I'd love to see the CEO of AT&T in the slammer. Too bad providing shitty mobile phone service isn’t a crime, ’cause I’d love to see the CEO of AT&T in the slammer.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812349 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812349 All I can think about is getting him on Queer Eye. All I can think about is getting him on Queer Eye.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812098 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812098 let this be a warning to all who would oppose! this is freaky - so what, did jobs put this guy under surveillance as soon as he opened his mouth? between this and "that" [ http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computers ] I'm thinking I'll never buy anything from Apple EVER. great products and unfettered megalomania, it's magic. let this be a warning to all who would oppose!

this is freaky – so what, did jobs put this guy under surveillance as soon as he opened his mouth?

between this and “that” [ http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computers ]

I’m thinking I’ll never buy anything from Apple EVER.

great products and unfettered megalomania, it’s magic.

]]> By: vonnegutlives http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812100 vonnegutlives Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812100 Supposedly, that guy is the guy in this pic: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html Supposedly, that guy is the guy in this pic: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html

]]> By: Kerov http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812113 Kerov Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812113 In America, we have freedom. Any citizen can stand up and speak their mind, even if it embarrasses a major corporation. As long as they don't possess anything in their home that they wouldn't want seized for inspection by a police officer. And as long as they have a few hundred thousand dollars to pay their lawyer during protracted civil and/or criminal legal proceedings. In America, we have freedom. Any citizen can stand up and speak their mind, even if it embarrasses a major corporation.

As long as they don’t possess anything in their home that they wouldn’t want seized for inspection by a police officer.

And as long as they have a few hundred thousand dollars to pay their lawyer during protracted civil and/or criminal legal proceedings.

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812122 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812122 The war on drugs real purpose revealed: To marginalize / criminalize those in the sector of society most likely to expose the strings of our Corporate Masters and / or do something about our dwindling freedoms. The connections between the telcoms and the covertment has long been established, and they need not hide their actions when most people don't care or are programmed to approve. We lost our real HOPE with the FISA bill, because when you can eavesdrop on anyone w/o impunity, you're setup to get the dirt on EVERYONE. /rant The war on drugs real purpose revealed: To marginalize / criminalize those in the sector of society most likely to expose the strings of our Corporate Masters and / or do something about our dwindling freedoms. The connections between the telcoms and the covertment has long been established, and they need not hide their actions when most people don’t care or are programmed to approve. We lost our real HOPE with the FISA bill, because when you can eavesdrop on anyone w/o impunity, you’re setup to get the dirt on EVERYONE.

/rant

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812379 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812379 The fact that the news report can't determine what prompted the warrant sounds fishy enough for me. The fact that the news report can’t determine what prompted the warrant sounds fishy enough for me.

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812127 SamSam Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812127 "Hacking peoples unpatched brains" using flashing images sounds exactly like hacking brains using the white-noise images in Snowcrash. Only a lot less silly of an idea. I wonder if there are applications epileptics can use that will automatically filter our rapidly flickering images? “Hacking peoples unpatched brains” using flashing images sounds exactly like hacking brains using the white-noise images in Snowcrash. Only a lot less silly of an idea.

I wonder if there are applications epileptics can use that will automatically filter our rapidly flickering images?

]]> By: takeshi http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812384 takeshi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812384 Yeah, because, you know, AT&T aren't powerful / resourceful / evil enough to pay someone to PLANT the coke. Yeah, because, you know, AT&T aren’t powerful / resourceful / evil enough to pay someone to PLANT the coke.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812657 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812657 "If one has just publicly exposed the gross incompetence of a major corporation and humiliated its respected partners, perhaps it is time for one to flush the coke." May as well flush the sprite and pepsi too. It's not like the cops ever accidentally dropped something as they searched... “If one has just publicly exposed the gross incompetence of a major corporation and humiliated its respected partners, perhaps it is time for one to flush the coke.”

May as well flush the sprite and pepsi too. It’s not like the cops ever accidentally dropped something as they searched…

]]> By: lovelystrangeness http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812446 lovelystrangeness Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812446 Then again, as dequeued mentioned, this is the guy who is known to give talks at cons while on LSD and methamphetamines... Then again, as dequeued mentioned, this is the guy who is known to give talks at cons while on LSD and methamphetamines…

]]> By: SKR http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812206 SKR Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812206 The douchebaggery on both sides hurts my brain. F'n AT&T/Apple and f'n abusive cracker. The douchebaggery on both sides hurts my brain. F’n AT&T/Apple and f’n abusive cracker.

]]> By: dequeued http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812210 dequeued Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812210 Weev! That guy is awesome! Google him! He's an editor on encyclopedia dramatica, and gave a talk at a hacker con, while high on acid. Good work trolling the law-enforcement system, sir! Weev!

That guy is awesome!
Google him!

He’s an editor on encyclopedia dramatica, and gave a talk at a hacker con, while high on acid.

Good work trolling the law-enforcement system, sir!

]]> By: libelle http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812477 libelle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812477 I think a lot of people are missing the point. Sure, AT&T and Apple have the hate on this guy. But his "hack" involved releasing personal email addresses into the wild. So what, you ask? Well, when those emails reportedly included the personal email addresses of Rahm Emanuel, Michael Bloomberg, and numerous other powerful and highly-connected people, you might understand why they're coming down on him like five tons of elephants. I think the rest of it is irrelevant to what's going down now. Yeah, he's a sociopath, like hundreds of others on the internet. Yeah, he spouts objectionable rhetoric, like thousands of other people on the internet. But when he personally pisses off people at the top levels of government and industry, he's much closer to being alone. I think a lot of people are missing the point.

Sure, AT&T and Apple have the hate on this guy. But his “hack” involved releasing personal email addresses into the wild. So what, you ask?

Well, when those emails reportedly included the personal email addresses of Rahm Emanuel, Michael Bloomberg, and numerous other powerful and highly-connected people, you might understand why they’re coming down on him like five tons of elephants.

I think the rest of it is irrelevant to what’s going down now. Yeah, he’s a sociopath, like hundreds of others on the internet. Yeah, he spouts objectionable rhetoric, like thousands of other people on the internet. But when he personally pisses off people at the top levels of government and industry, he’s much closer to being alone.

]]> By: macrumpton http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-813518 macrumpton Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-813518 Damn those Gieco cavemen, they are always getting into trouble. Damn those Gieco cavemen, they are always getting into trouble.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812500 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812500 "coming down on him like five tons of elephants" I thought this was funny, then I was like, wait....that might only be one or two elephants, depending on the species. “coming down on him like five tons of elephants”

I thought this was funny, then I was like, wait….that might only be one or two elephants, depending on the species.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-812249 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-812249 This guy found Steve Jobs? This guy found Steve Jobs?

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2010/06/16/att-ipad-hack-discov.html#comment-813028 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-813028 OK, so get him on those grounds, not drug charges from a dubious warrant. What if the guy had totally cleaned up and flushed his stash? Who would believe his side of the story after allegedly speaking in public on acid? Do we really want a society where anyone can be jailed / silenced / marginalized for the fact that they are rubbing people in power the wrong way, on unrelated charges? Remember, it's not what you say or do anymore, it's what can be found on your person or in your home, regardless of how it got there. OK, so get him on those grounds, not drug charges from a dubious warrant. What if the guy had totally cleaned up and flushed his stash? Who would believe his side of the story after allegedly speaking in public on acid? Do we really want a society where anyone can be jailed / silenced / marginalized for the fact that they are rubbing people in power the wrong way, on unrelated charges? Remember, it’s not what you say or do anymore, it’s what can be found on your person or in your home, regardless of how it got there.

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