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Behind The Hacking

Filed under: Legal Matters > Politik > Sarah Palin

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As we mentioned yesterday, Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin had her Yahoo email hacked into.

Screenshots of her inbox, along with a few emails, were leaked to the Internets. And now, new details are being released as to how the hackers got into her account.

By impersonating her online!

It was actually really simple.

The hackers knew Palin's date of birth, her home zipcode, and guessed that she met her husband in highschool.

With those way too easy "security questions" answered, the hackers were able to change her password to "popcorn."

So an obvious piece of advice to everyone, select a difficult question and put an answer only you would know, even if it doesn't match the question.

Obviously, the FBI and the Secret Service are launching an investigation into the intentional hack.

Even comments by the "hacker" have circulated around the Internets already, with one message stating, "I am the lurker who did it, and i would like to tell the story." He/she adds that what had started as a prank was only cut short because of worries that the FBI would investigate.

Duh, you're committing a big crime!

Gabriel Ramuglia, who operates the Internet anonymity service in Athens, GA, that was used by the hacker, said he is fully willing to cooperate with authorities.

Ramuglia said he was reviewing his own logs and promised to turn in any helpful information to the feds, since the hacker violated the rules against using the service for illegal activities.

Ramuglia added, "If you're doing something illegal and causing me issues by doing this, I'm willing to cooperate. Obviously this is the most high profile situation I've dealt with."

Breaking the law is never a good thing!

[Image by Carrie Devorah via WENN.]

210 comments to “Behind The Hacking”

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  1. 201

    What is the name they are giving those in the media that have Palin Phobia so badly that it makes them irrational? Perez and some here have it. :lol:



  2. 202

    TO ALL THOSE WHO WANT TO BLAME THE "SO CALLED" DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS FOR THE COUNTRY'S WOES, BOTH FINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE!!!
    NUMBER ONE! THE DEMOCRATIC "MAJORITY" IS BASICALLY A 50-50 SPLIT BETWEEN THE DEMOS AND THE REPUBLICANS, RENDERING IT POWERLESS TO MAKE POLICY WHEN THE INHERENT POWERS OF THE PRESIDENCY ARE CONSIDERED–EVEN UNDER A WEAKLING LIKE BUSH! NUMBER TWO! WHILE RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS MAY ENJOY PUMMELING NANCY PELOSI WHO IS A QUOTE SAN FRANCISCO DEMOCRAT END QUOTE AND HARRY REID, A DEMOCRAT FROM SIN CITY LAS VEGA$, THEY EACH HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP ABILITY THAN THE REVLON "PLUM RAISIN" LIPSTICK WEARING PIG FROM ALASKA!!!!! AND… IF ANYBODY WANTS TO DEFEND THIS CHICK GO AHEAD–AS LONG AS YOU CAN DOCUMENT YOU EVEN HEARD OF HER BEFORE MCCAIN ANNOUNCED HER AS HIS CHOICE.



  3. 203

    ALASKAN REDNECK LOVE POEM
    .
    SUSIE LEE DONE FELL IN LOVE,
    SHE PLANNED TO MARRY JOE.
    SHE WAS SO HAPPY 'BOUT IT ALL,
    SHE TOLD HER PAPPY SO.
    .
    PAPPY TOLD HER, SUSIE GAL,
    YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER.
    I'D JUST AS SOON YO' MA DON'T KNOW,
    BUT JOE IS YO' HALF BROTHER.
    .
    SO SUSIE PUT ASIDE HER JOE
    AND PLANNED TO MARRY WILL.
    BUT AFTER TELLING PAPPY THIS,
    HE SAID, 'THERE'S TROUBLE STILL.
    .
    YOU CAN'T MARRY WILL, MY GAL,
    AND PLEASE DON'T TELL YO' MOTHER.
    BUT WILL AND JOE, AND SEVERAL MO'
    I KNOW IS YO' HALF BROTHER.
    .
    BUT MAMA KNEW AND SAID, MY CHILD,
    JUST DO WHAT MAKES YO' HAPPY.
    MARRY WILL OR MARRY JOE;
    YOU AIN'T NO KIN TO PAPPY.
    .



  4. 204

    Leona$ Gho$t, your racist record is skipping.



  5. 205

    Re: KevinK
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    Thanks for noticing, adorable.
    .
    .



  6. 206

    Watch yourself, Kevin. You could find Leona$ Gho$t at the foot of your bed some night soon.
    ——————-
    ((((( spooky )))))



  7. 207

    Re: uraPIGperez – That would be one ugly succubus.



  8. 208

    BTW I noticed Perez never made a follow up story.

    They found NOTHING. No dirt. NOTHING bad at all. :lol: So much for that "fiasco"

    They just made her look better than she did before it happened.

    Way 2 Go.



  9. 209

    Why was she using yahoo neway for government business. Yahoo??????? That was too easy



  10. 210

    Maybe she doesn't have a hackers mentality.

    Another plus.

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