What the heck is an "Internet Anonymity Service"? And to what legitimate uses are there for such a service?
Ramuglia told the AP the FBI asked him to confirm that the address appeared in his records. Ramuglia said his logs showed the hacker visiting Yahoo's mail service, resetting Palin's password and announcing results of the break-in on a Web site where the hacking was first disclosed.
OK, so the owner of the "Internet Anonymity Service" rolls over like a trained dog when questioned by the FBI. So much for the 'anonymity' part of the service
"I think he just didn't realize the severity of what he was doing until afterwards," Ramuglia said.
Huh? Why publish this guy's comment on the crime his service helped facilitate? Of what value is his opinion? Minimizing the crime might also minimize the impact on his business, but there's still the matter of relevance the main story.
If you wanted to visit a web site, but did not want your true IP address to be recorded on their log files, you can use a service like ctunnel.com, as the hacker did. It's fairly simple to use with your web browser. Just go to that site and enter the URL of the web site you wish to visit anonymously.
In this case, the hacker violated the terms of service for CTunnel, so the operator apparently had no reservations about giving the information to the FBI.