Sarah Palins Email... the "Hacker's" Interview

[patio]

September 22nd 1988...

[typhoeus]

Right, well let's hack him then.  Quick, before he changes his password.

Yes, but does anyone on here (besides yourself) know your birthday?

Doesn't your name appear in bold on the birthday list on the main page if that exact day is your birthday?

[kpac]

Doesn't your name appear in bold on the birthday list on the main page if that exact day is your birthday?

Oh yea....

[mcxeb52!]

John MCCain: i am john mccain. i am now 72 years old and hoping that sarah learns enough to take over the presidency because i won't live too much longer.

[squall_01]

thats the truth but I can still have it differnt ways then that theres like 20 possible ways if that was my password an all so if you recall the one post it some what mentioned it.

[patio]

Once again squall you've illustrated it nicely...

[squall_01]

I did???

[evilfantasy]

I wonder how he feels now. Do they serve popcorn in jail?

Palin hacker indicted http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1008081palin1.html

A federal grand jury has indicted the son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker for allegedly hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account.

A 20-year-old named David Kernell, f Knoxville, Tenn., the son of state Rep. Mike Kernell, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for intentionally accessing without authorization the e-mail account of the vice presidential candidate.

Kernell, an economics major at the University of Tennessee, faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a three-year term of supervised release.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081008.WBwbStumped082120081008102621/WBStory/WBwbStumped0821

Oh, and I think the word "hacker" is a bit over used here.

[typhoeus]

Oh, and I think the word "hacker" is a bit over used here.

Good point.

I wonder how he feels now. Do they serve popcorn in jail?

With the Friday night movies.

[Zylstra]

Well, the definition of Hacker fits...
But, still...

[street1 (RIP)]

I am from Georgia and would like to know,was he a hacker,or cracker?

[fireballs]

I agree with street he's a cracker. Hackers are best konwn for writing programs ('hacking' them down to fit on older HDD) what this guy did was social engineering with abit of common sense, if his story is to be believed.

FB

[street1 (RIP)]

I thought so fireballs,my son writes software for ProLogic
and he is a hacker.Only way to fix problems that have gone
 noisey flat...

[kpac]

Definitions:
Hacker
Cracler

 

[Zylstra]

Google Query: "Define: Hacker"

Definitions of hacker on the Web:

    * The term used to refer to someone skilled in the use of computer systems, especially if that skill was obtained in an exploratory way. ...
      www.contentverification.com/glossary/f-j.html

    * Originally used to describe a computer enthusiast who pushed a system to its highest performance through clever programming.
      www.smartbizconnection.com/advertising_glossary_index.htm

    * The dictionary defines "hacker" as a slang term describing a person who carries out or manages something successful. A hacker is someone who spends many hours with the computer often successfully operating it by trial and error without first referring to the manual. ...
      www.fas.org/irp/congress/1996_hr/s960605a.htm

    * This is someone who enjoys exploring and learning about computer systems. It is often confused with cracker, which is a person who has a mischievous attitude and often attempts to break into computer systems.
      www.broadband-guide.org.uk/jargon-buster.html

    * A person that accesses electronic information without permission in order to cause harm by creating a virus or worm.
      www.masd.k12.pa.us/facility/teachweb/sverdecchia/compterm.htm