[2][3] In order to protect its web browser from inter-protocol exploitation, Mozilla blocked several ports that HTML forms would not normally have access to.

Goatse Security exposed the vulnerability, and one of its members, Andrew Auernheimer, aka "weev," posted information about the exploit on Encyclopedia Dramatica.

[19][20][21] In March 2010, Goatse Security discovered an integer overflow vulnerability within Apple's web browser, Safari, and posted an exploit on Encyclopedia Dramatica.

[22][29] Goatse Security claimed that a hacker could exploit the mobile Safari flaw in order to gain access and cause harm to the Apple iPad.

[30][33] On June 5, 2010, Daniel Spitler, aka "JacksonBrown", began discussing this vulnerability and possible ways to exploit it, including phishing, on an IRC channel.

[37] Contrary to what it first claimed, the group initially revealed the security flaw to Gawker Media before notifying AT&T[37] and also exposed the data of 114,000 iPad users, including those of celebrities, the government and the military.

The search was related to the AT&T investigation and Auernheimer was subsequently detained and released on bail[43] on state drug charges,[44] later dropped.

[45] After his release on bail, he broke a gag order to protest and to dispute the legality of the search of his house and denial of access to a public defender.

[50] Alex Pilosov, a friend who was also present for the ruling, tweeted that Auernheimer would remain free on bail until sentencing, "which will be at least 90 days out.

[56] In May 2011, a DoS vulnerability affecting several Linux distributions was disclosed by Goatse Security, after the group discovered that a lengthy Advanced Packaging Tool URL would cause compiz to crash.