New media researcher Andrew Lih stated that it was unclear whether or not there was initially a clearly defined group of GNAA members, or if founding and early members of the GNAA were online troublemakers united under the name in order to disrupt websites. After the vulnerability was disclosed, the then-president of the GNAA, weev, and a GNAA member, 'JacksonBrown', were arrested.
Members of Goatse Security released information in June 2010 about email addresses on AT&T's website from people who had subscribed to mobile data service using the iPad. Members of the GNAA also founded Goatse Security, a grey hat information security group. They were called a ' cyberterrorist organization' by the Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. In addition, they maintained a software repository and a wiki-based site dedicated to Internet commentary. They also released software products, and leaked screenshots and information about upcoming operating systems.
They targeted several prominent websites and Internet personalities including Slashdot, Wikipedia, CNN, Barack Obama, Alex Jones, and prominent members of the blogosphere. The Gay Nigger Association of America ( GNAA) was an Internet trolling group.
