16 Jun 2010

Key member of hacker group Goatse Security arrested – drugs found

Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas following the execution of an FBI search warrant of his home.  He is considered a key member of hacker group Goatse Security which recently revealed an AT&T iPad-related flaw. Auernheimer, who goes by the name “Escher” and the hacker handle “Weev,” faces four felony charges of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, and schedule 2 and 3 pharmaceuticals) and one misdemeanor possession charge according to Lt. Anthony Foster of the Washington County Sheriff’s office. On August 3, of 2008, the NY Times wrote a cyber piece on “Trolls” which featured Auernheimer aka Weev.]]>