AT&T hacker's home raided, drugs found, dude detained (update)

Man, one day you have the whole world's ear to talk about slack network security, and the next you're in the joint. Andrew Auernheimer, Goatse Security's hacker-in-chief and a key player in the unearthing of a major security flaw exposing iPads surfing AT&T's airwaves, is today facing felony charges for possession of a variety of potent drugs. That wouldn't be such intriguing news by itself, but the discovery was made by local law enforcers who were in the process of executing an FBI search warrant. Hey, wasn't the FBI going to look into this security breach? Yes indeedy. While nobody is yet willing to identify the reasons behind this warrant, it's not illogical to surmise that Andrew's crew and their online exploits were the cause for the raid. So there you have it folks, it's the first bit of advice any publicist will give you: if you're gonna step out into the glaring light of public life, you'd better clean out your closet first.

Update: Before y'all get in an uproar about "white hacker this" and "Police State that," let's keep in mind that this Andrew Auernheimer character (a.k.a. "Weev") is one unsavory dude (not to mention a raving anti-Semite): check out this New York Times piece on Internet Trolls if you don't believe us. After all, it's not really a stretch that law enforcement might be after someone who's in possession of ecstasy, cocaine, LSD, and various other pharmaceuticals.

[Jomah7777 Posted Jun 17th 2010 9:13AM]

Those ip addresses will get you every time.you can spoof, bounce, mask all you want.......its just a matter of time before they figure out where its comin from.

[gigarath Posted Jun 17th 2010 11:31AM]

Hacking, and taking drugs. Sounds like I just made a new friend.
(Hears FBI knock on door, quickly throws illegal DVDs in Microwave, smashes, and burns computer beyond recognition, and flushes stash down the toilet, just to have them find the letter I received from Hamas thanking me for a job well done.)

P.S. If you are from the U.S. government and reading this I do hope you know that I am joking right?

[daveofferson Posted Jun 17th 2010 12:27PM]

What's wrong with cocaine, ecstasy, and LSD?

[mrkwst22 Posted Jun 21st 2010 12:38PM]

Unless they used a "Terrorist" warrant or "drugs" were specifically spelled out in the search warrant, any inappropriate pharmaceuticals should be inadmissible as evidence. But who cares these days anyway?

[A25i Posted Aug 10th 2010 10:31AM]

So your tone changed when you all found out he didnt like most of your offices staff? Fuckwads. Go shove an i4one up ur asses and call jobs to lick it out.