http://boingboing.net Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2013/03/20/exposing-public-corporate-cock.html http://boingboing.net/2013/03/20/exposing-public-corporate-cock.html#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:47:57 +0000 Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/?p=219797 AT&T's massive iPad data leak, on the "hacking" conviction of Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer for exposing it in the first place: "The scapegoating of Auernheimer is revolting for two reasons.]]> AT&T's massive iPad data leak, on the "hacking" conviction of Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer for exposing it in the first place: "The scapegoating of Auernheimer is revolting for two reasons. One, it lets AT&T off the hook for exposing sensitive information to public view, shifting the blame onto those who reported the slip-up, and discouraging future disclosure. Two, the jailing of Auernheimer criminalizes the act of fetching openly available data over the web." Previously.]]> http://boingboing.net/2013/03/20/exposing-public-corporate-cock.html/feed 49 http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/weev-sentenced-to-41-months-fo.html http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/weev-sentenced-to-41-months-fo.html#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:29:51 +0000 Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/?p=219464 41 months in prison for figuring out a security flaw in AT&T's website, writes Matt Brian.]]> 41 months in prison for figuring out a security flaw in AT&T's website, writes Matt Brian. The "hack", which exposed iPad users' email addresses, involved entering serial numbers into a publicly-accessible web form. While one journalist lamented that prosecutors "admitted they didn't understand computers", court documents also showed that Auernheimer had entertained the idea of using the info for a phishing trip. He also said stupid things on Reddit last night to encourage maximal outcomes, as is his wont. [Verge]]]> http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/weev-sentenced-to-41-months-fo.html/feed 49 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/21/weev-convicted-court-finds.html http://boingboing.net/2012/11/21/weev-convicted-court-finds.html#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:07:22 +0000 Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/?p=195621 Kim Zetter in Wired has the details. Weev tweeted that he plans to appeal. ]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/11/21/weev-convicted-court-finds.html/feed 2