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> they aren’t bypassing access controls. Weev went to jail for accessing public api's, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weev#AT&T_data_breach https://en.wikipedia
by rovr138 2mo ago
> they aren’t bypassing access controls.
Weev went to jail for accessing public api's, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weev#AT&T_data_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weev#AT&T_data_breach
> The flaw was part of a publicly-accessible URL, which allowed the group to collect the e-mails without having to break into AT&T's system.
It was argued that he didn't circumvent, but it didn't stop them from putting him in jail initially.
- toomuchtodo 2mo agoHis conviction was vacated and Amazon has deep pockets and diffusion of internal liability. The illicit state drug charges did not help his case.