Posted on 09/17/2008 11:15:26 AM PDT by Domandred
Mod note: Do no post any screenshots of Governor Palin's Yahoo account on Free Republic.
Thank you.
On the heels of media reports that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was using a private Yahoo e-mail account (gov.palin@yahoo.com) to conduct Alaska state business, hackers have broken into the account and posted evidence of the hijack on Wikileaks.
An activist group calling itself ‘anonymous’ claimed responsibility for the compromise and released screenshots, photographs and the e-mail addresses of several people close to Palin, including her husband Todd and assistant Ivy Frye.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.zdnet.com ...
You do not understand hackers at all. As a matter of fact, I doubt you grasp anything about the technologies you are espousing on.
I am a hacker. I interface with business systems with no open interface by getting down into something that is not published, open or supported in many cases and pull it apart till I understand it, and am able to deliver solutions to my customers.
What this guy or guys did wasn’t even hacking. It was akin to identity theft. Social engineering. Data mining.
There was nothing a real hacker sees in that of any skill, ability, or knowledge. It was what real hackers call idiot script kiddies, and they do so with disdain.
Its okay, it looks like hes a good guy...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/18/palin_email_investigation/
I just hope he can hold onto those logs for more than 7 days if LE doesn’t get to him in time (I think they will).
Well put.
I guess I jumped to conclusions. I read into the article that his service provided the web anonymity which the hackers used to break into the e-mail account. I missed the part about his website logging IP addresses as a precaution against illegal activities. Hopefully he provides the info that the FBI needs in solving this whole thing.
Wearing tennis shoes to your prom is still inexcusable. :)
Okay, I’m being a Dem...My emotions are overcoming me right now. Things like this will only fire up McCain’s supporters even more, America is not Chicago.
Another thing, the Spanish ad linking McCain to Rush is SUCH A LIE. Any reader here knows the McCain/Rush relationship and it’s not exactly loving. The fact that they imply that John was against immigrants (I didn’t support the amnesty bill by the way) is way beyond dishonest.
It’s really on now, if I’m this fired up, I know I’m not alone.
Yeah, he is. It would appear that the real perp’s identity has hit the internets. If so, this investigation will be over quickly and will flow right back to the Dems.
Don’t let them get to you.
Palin is going to destroy O’Biden in the debates, as is McCain going to destroy Obambi
Memphis, I believe.
So you are saying that her press secretary could have just said that she doesn't use it for state business, instead of saying: "She is allowed to keep e-mails confidential if they fall into certain categories, such as 'deliberative process'."
Hmmm...
She is allowed to keep e-mails confidential if they fall into certain categories, such as "deliberative process," said her press secretary, Bill McAllister. [regarding the Yahoo! account]
As far as McLeod can tell, all but one of the e-mails to the governor used her private e-mail address. The one time an aide e-mailed the governor's state account, he was reminded not to.
"Frank, This is not the Governor's personal e-mail account," an assistant to Palin wrote to Bailey in February.
"Whoops~!" Bailey responded in an e-mail.
Yeah, they are pretty upset that someone in the group had qualms about it, so they shut the access down before seeing much in the account. But the original evidence is clear that there was something in there.
I say all this as a long-time fan of Gov. Palin.
I hope you don't think
that just because you have 'deleted' an e-mail
Yahoo doesn't retain a copy of it!
Someone at yahoo would of had to of known what her email username was for it to be a complete inside job. My guess is they had help.
well then you woukd have had a fit at my prom atire. jeans and cowboy boots, but i did have a my tux jacket with tails because I’m a formal redneck
A "whois" search reveals the following:
Domain ID:D130035267-LROR
Domain Name:WIKILEAKS.ORG
Created On:04-Oct-2006 05:54:19 UTC
Last Updated On:01-Mar-2008 01:15:18 UTC
Expiration Date:04-Oct-2008 05:54:19 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Dynadot, LLC (R1266-LROR)
Status:OK
Registrant ID:C-13000
Registrant Name:John Shipton
Registrant Street1:c/o WLK PO Box 8098-00200
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Nairobi
Registrant State/Province:
Registrant Postal Code:none
Registrant Country:KE
Registrant Phone:+1.2026576222
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:an1984@hush.com
Please, share this "original evidence" by all means.
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