AT&T hacker to fight charges all the way

The now-famous AT&T hacker says he will fight charges in court on his indictment for one count of conspiracy and one count of identity theft, which are considered serious breaches of internet security norms.

Andrew “Escher” Auernheimer says that he will fight the charges to the end; the charges involve an accusation that he and an accomplice hacked an AT&T website for iPad users. He said in an interview with CNET News that, “I did not fold the two previous times when the FBI tried to frame me as a terrorist [for calling in a hoax bomb threat to a synagogue]. I will not fold now when they try to libel me as a thief. My indictment conveys a message that I am some sort of identity thief.”

As he gets ready to fight the charges, his so-called cohort, Daniel Spitler, has already pleaded guilty in June, but the judge put a hold on the case, reportedly because of ongoing plea negotiations. If convicted of the charges, Andrew Auernheimer, the AT&T hacker, faces up to 10 years in jail and a fine of half a million dollars. The alleged hacker, whose handle is “weev”, has already confirmed that he will not make a plea.

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