MacBook WiFi "Hijacker" Claims Apple Cover-Up

Follow the money. What did the iCEO know, and when did he know it? The conspiracy theory wormhole just keeps going deeper in the Apple WiFi "hijack" saga, begun at August's Black Hat event.

The two security experts who started the accusations of Apple wireless security flaws, David Maynor and Jon Ellch were supposed to speak at San Diego's ToorCon hacker event yesterday, but Maynor, an employee of Secureworks was asked to stay home by his employer. Since Secureworks is currently working with Apple, some might see a connection.

Count Ellch in that crowd. He still addressed the conference and had a lot to share.

"I can not give this talk without Dave," Ellch said. "Dave very much wanted to be here. The fact that SecureWorks and Apple managed to compel him not to, means that they must have had something very compelling to stop him."

Apple has claimed that the wireless security fix issued last week was not a patch for the hole Maynor and Ellch claimed they found two months ago. A Secureworks acknowledgement of its current relationship with Apple is enough for Ellch to see conspiracy.

This one's got a lot of angles. Click through for CNet's full coverage of the story.

Via Digg.