Palin E-Mail Hacker Says It Was Easy

Wired by Kim Zetter | Sep. 18, 2008 (News Report)

A person claiming to be the hacker who obtained access to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's private Yahoo e-mail on Tuesday has posted a supposed first-person account of the hack, revealing the relatively simple steps he says he took to crack the private e-mail of the Republican vice-presidential candidate.

The story was briefly posted Wednesday to the 4chan forum where the hack first surfaced. Bloggers have connected the handle of the poster, "Rubico," ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Domestic Spying, Democrats, Sarah Palin
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Posted by: Posted by Roland F. Hirsch - Sep 18, 2008 - 6:15 PM PDT
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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

This news report has considerable journalistic merit. It is fully sourced and objective. It provides considerable detail about this serious incident that is having a significant impact on the Presidential campaign.

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