Posted on 09/17/2008 9:42:56 PM PDT by Kaslin
Left-wing internet hackers have been credited for illegally breaking into GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s email.
Members of what has been described as the “cyber vigilante” group Anonymous broke into Palin’s personal Yahoo email account and uploaded stolen information to the Internet. Gawker.com, a highly trafficked gossip site, took five screenshots of the stolen cache and promoted it on their site.
The screenshots included two full emails and Palin’s inbox list. In one email Palin was critical of a talk radio host who was giving her Lt. Governor, who is currently running against Don Young for Congress, a hard time over tax issues. In the other, a woman who Palin named to the state’s drug and alcohol advisory board sent prayers to Palin and told her not to let the “negative press wear you down."
Personal family information was obtained as well. A photo of baby Trig Palin was found in the email cache, uploaded from daughter Bristol Palin's cell phone and sent to her mother's email account. Bloggers at Gawker lifted Bristol’s cellphone number from the emails and called it to confirm it was hers. They recorded audio of Bristol’s voicemail and promoted it on their site. Gawker bloggers also reprinted Palin's husband Todd's and son Track's personal email addresses.
Left-wing operatives have been seeking Palin’s personal emails in relation to the “Troopergate” controversy, in which Palin’s foes believed she abused her power as Alaskan Governor to fire one of her political appointees. Palin recently released official email communication, but has refused to make her private emails publicly available to the chagrin of those seeking to bring her down in the inquiry.
Nothing in the emails appears to be politically damaging to Palin.
McCain-Palin 2008 Campaign Manager Rick Davis issued a statement calling the email hackery “a shocking invasion of the Governor's privacy and a violation of law.” He expressed hope that “anyone in possession of these emails will destroy them.”
Federal law strictly prohibits anyone from accessing email without proper authorization, but is unclear how those would be treated who make those emails publicly available.
Gawker knows full well the information was illegally obtained and stands by their blog posts. “Here are the screenshots of the emails saved before the account went dark, along with the contact list. It’s newsworthy and we will not be taking it down!” the site said.
More coverage of this story on the Townhall Blog.
Yeah, probably from criminal defense attorneys looking for a high profile client, which is what that individual is about to become.
this is what the AP is focusing on in an article on eastvalley tribune.
Hackers break into Sarah Palin’s e-mail account
By TED BRIDIS
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers broke into the Yahoo! e-mail account that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska’s governor, revealing as evidence a few inconsequential personal messages she has received since John McCain selected her as his running mate.
The Secret Service contacted The Associated Press on Wednesday and asked for copies of the leaked e-mails, which circulated widely on the Internet. THE AP DID NOT COMPLY.
(Can they refuse the secret service?)
this is what they choose to focus on instead, her “propriety”
The disclosure Wednesday raises new questions about the propriety of the Palin administration’s use of nongovernment e-mail accounts to conduct state business. The practice was revealed months ago - prior to Palin’s selection as a vice presidential candidate - after political critics obtained internal e-mails documenting the practice by some aides.
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What do you think, pro bono or maybe defense fund like that clown Gary McKinnon?
this is what the AP is focusing on in an article on eastvalley tribune.
Hackers break into Sarah Palin’s e-mail account
By TED BRIDIS
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers broke into the Yahoo! e-mail account that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska’s governor, revealing as evidence a few inconsequential personal messages she has received since John McCain selected her as his running mate.
The Secret Service contacted The Associated Press on Wednesday and asked for copies of the leaked e-mails, which circulated widely on the Internet. THE AP DID NOT COMPLY.
(Can they refuse the secret service?)
this is what they choose to focus on instead, her “propriety”
The disclosure Wednesday raises new questions about the propriety of the Palin administration’s use of nongovernment e-mail accounts to conduct state business. The practice was revealed months ago - prior to Palin’s selection as a vice presidential candidate - after political critics obtained internal e-mails documenting the practice by some aides.
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I’m sure there will be some “foundation” that represents him for free, because, you know, it should be perfectly acceptable for anyone to invade anyone else’s privacy, unless they are aborting a child or taking calls from suspected terrorists abroad.
Info is on Wikileaks and Gawker
this is what they choose to focus on instead, her “propriety”
- Right. Her account is hacked and the first thing the AP publishes attacks the victim. I guess the AP thinks this is the Pentagon Papers or some such. Why doesn’t the AP rename itself the DNCAP?
The Gawker website should be fined and the owner prosecuted. There is a way to report on the story without putting up the emails that were hacked, and they know it.
...and just like with Hitler’s Nazis in the 1930’s this was probably orchestrated by Obama and his henchmen but they will deny, deny, deny and then use it as a pretext for tighter social controls once they get into power. With the Weimar atmosphere on Wall Street...the only thing that’s missing is a burning of the Reichstag and then a rounding up of dissenters, but hey, 2009 sounds like a good year for that. Make way for America’s Dark Age.
BOR, who seems strangely mesmerized by Obama, is furious over this. He said they should all go to jail, and says he is going to push the FBI etc over this.
Bill has certain things that set off his alarms. One is personal privacy. This did not make him happy.
Governor Palin’s personnel address book was revealed as we as Bristol’s cell number.
This is the hackers personnel account of his stunt.
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/17/the-story-behind-the-palin-e-mail-hacking/
I find it interesting Yahoo has not issued a statement in regard to this matter.
I hope Rubico like waterboarding : )
It's beyond contempt.
Aren't they in possession of stolen property?
If you've seen Yahoo's front page for the last couple of weeks,,,
it's obvious that Yahoo (like the MSM) is also 'in the tank' for Hussein BIG TIME.
I was reading several news stories about this earlier, in the comments section, many Yahoo users were stating they were closing their accounts.
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