Buster
Man Accused Of "Brute Force" iPad Hack Freed From Federal Custody
After nearly six weeks in custody, one of two men accused of stealing the personal details of more than 100,000 iPad owners was freed today on bail.
Andrew Auernheimer, 25, was released on $50,000 bail following a hearing in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey. Auernheimer, pictured at right in a United States Marshals Service (USMS) mug shot, has been in federal custody since FBI agents arrested him in Arkansas on January 18.
Auernheimer and codefendant Daniel Spitler, 26, were named last month in a criminal complaint charging them with a “brute force” attack on AT&T that yielded confidential data on users of the popular Apple tablet.
Spitler, seen in this USMS booking photo, was released on $50,000 bond days after his arrest.
In a January 18 financial affidavit, Auernheimer reported that he has been unemployed since November 2008, and claimed to have only made $200 during the previous year. A father of two minor children who live overseas, Auernheimer’s residence appears fluid. He “lives w/friends, motels,” according to the affidavit.
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