Three years ago , Andrew “ Weev ” Auernheimerexploitedan AT&T protection jam to release over 100,000 customer email addresses . Today , he faces a prison house sentence . Gizmodo has obtained a transcript of his pre - sentence memorandum — a plea against tough time .
In the memo , filed earlier today , Weev and his legal team reason that instead of twelvemonth behind stripe , he should obtain only six months of probation for exposing AT&T ’s tawdry bulwark , rather than prison house for busting them down . you’re able to scan the statement in its integrality , to be portray to Weev ’s evaluator before his formal sentencing next week , but the gist is dim-witted : he ’s not really a cyber-terrorist . At least for the court ’s intent . Weev contends that AT&T ’s iPad security problems were so hard that no “ sophisticated means ” or “ particular skill ” was required to break those email addresses free — essentially , that he walk into an open doorway , rather than picking any ignition lock , causing no hurt to anything but AT&T ’s self . The memo even includes a damning inner email from AT&T research worker saying Weev “ dodge no security system , ” and took advantage of a “ poorly design ” aspect of the iPad—”I just do n’t see it , ” one lament . The larger fear was that not only did AT&T have no case , but that pursuing Weev would only trigger the lulzy choler of his 4chan following .
Weev ’s defense squad also dismisses AT&T ’s complaint that the fellowship suffered financially as a result of the gap - in — Weev ’s lawyers say that because the email leak set no actual security threat , and so sending paper notices to 100,000 + customer was “ excess ” and the monetary loss is their demerit .
Do you fit in ? Chime in below . But all that count is if a jurist agrees on March 18th . For more of Weev ’s side of the news report — not an indifferent source by any means — you may interpret up here .
We ’ve hit out to AT&T for comment on the memoranda .
U.S. v. Auernheimer Def . Sentencing memoranda
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