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The agents broke up a party to search the residence and issued subpoenas to Kernell's three roommates. According to some witnesses, Kernell fled the scene, but details surrounding the events are a bit murky.
The hacker, who broke into Palin's e-mail in-box, left a posting late last week on a forum at 4chan explaining how he used publicly available information to change the password for the account. Bloggers and forum members were able to quickly associate the handle used on the posting, rubico, with an e-mail address, rubico10@yahoo.com, which was then connected to Kernell. Authorities were also able to identify the IP address used to break into the account as belonging to Pavlov Media, the ISP that provides access at Kernell's apartment complex.
Kernell has not been charged with any crimes as of yet, but a grand jury hearing is set to begin this week. If convicted, he is expected to serve little if any jail time and be charged with a misdemeanor, though felony charges are possible. [From: Wired]
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Subscribe to commentsCWGSep 22nd 2008 4:35PM
Does it not bother anyone how easy this really was for this kid? He's not necessarily a punk. It's because he could do it. Just because YOU won't do it doesn't mean someone can"t!!! 10 years ago 16 year old relatives of mine hacked a school computer and wrote the principal's resignation letter. We thought it was pretty funny but deserved discipine and they got 10 days out of school. The bigger concerns should be that someone could so EASLIY get at a potential V.P.'s info. What does that tell us about our security system in place in our country? Look at the BIG picture people and stop the name calling. OR WHAT DID HE FIND THAT THEY DON'T WANT US TO KNOW?????
Tight ScotswomanSep 22nd 2008 4:34PM
JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS - I DIDN'T VOTE 'NEUTRAL' ON YOUR COMMENT, I VOTED NEGATIVE BUT AOL MESSED IT UP AND I WANT TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT!
Tight ScotswomanSep 22nd 2008 5:55PM
JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS - I DIDN'T VOTE 'NEUTRAL' ON YOUR COMMENT, I VOTED NEGATIVE BUT AOL MESSED IT UP AND I WANT TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT!
Gregory DittmerSep 22nd 2008 4:47PM
Its not as if he were some kind of computer wiz hacking into high security or secretive accounts... its a Yahoo e-mail account. Plus, the article clearly says he "used publicly available information to change the password for the account" which it the FIRST thing everyone tells you NOT TO DO! I guess Palin and McCain are meant to be together... he can't use a computer and she knows just enough to be dangerous on a computer... apparently Palin may have used the account for official business at some time.
Anyone stupid enough to use information available to the public to create a password deserves to be hacked. Using things like your kids birthdays or names or words that explain something important in your life... maybe she used something like dead moose for a password.
BTW... the reason McCain can barely use the most basic computer functions has nothing to do with his injuries.
kikiSep 22nd 2008 4:50PM
You said it all, Dottie! Well done.
D DeetzSep 22nd 2008 4:51PM
To all Obama supporters:
This man is an empty suit that is beholding to the Left Wing Democratic Party Policies. I among many others recognize him for what he is,
A VERY SCARY SOCIALIST.
Jaguar8450Sep 22nd 2008 7:31PM
Did he hacked into her puter and send an email from her to Russia saying...I can see you from my house.
Dr. BobSep 22nd 2008 4:55PM
Hmmmm. U think the FBI director got an angry Phone call from the White House and the GOP??? "Find this radical left wing weasel and hang him up by his buster browns!!"
edieSep 22nd 2008 4:57PM
to concerned-----What are you trying to say? you make no sense and need to learn to SPELL!!!!
Gregory DittmerSep 22nd 2008 4:56PM
Its not as if he were some kind of computer wiz hacking into high security or secretive accounts... its a Yahoo e-mail account. Plus, the article clearly says he "used publicly available information to change the password for the account" which it the FIRST thing everyone tells you NOT TO DO! I guess Palin and McCain are meant to be together... he can't use a computer and she knows just enough to be dangerous on a computer... apparently Palin may have used the account for official business at some time.
Anyone stupid enough to use information available to the public to create a password deserves to be hacked. Using things like your kids birthdays or names or words that explain something important in your life... maybe she used something like dead moose for a password. Since the article says he changed the password, he most likely did the most incredibly easy thing... he answered her "secret question." The scarey part is these two have the potential to run the entire country if they win!!
BTW... the reason McCain can barely use the most basic computer functions has nothing to do with his injuries.
ChuckSep 22nd 2008 4:57PM
Kind of funny he would run, I know he didn't do it, he's out looking for the real person, who did these bad things, Just maybe, he will run into OJ also looking. Kid needs some real good Jail time
Gregory DittmerSep 22nd 2008 5:06PM
"I know it's because she is so articulate, well spoken, direct, knowledgeable, and so capable of running the business of an entire state government"
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If you weren't so serious this would be funny. Palin is a ditz, why do you think they hid her away from the press for two weeks? Further, they are limiting time on the VP debate because she is not an experienced debater!
Her primary "knowledge" on foreign policy is she can see part of Russia from some places in Alaska and her refueling stop in Ireland.
As for running a business, the people on HER campaign claim she is incapable of running a business, adding that of course she isn't a candidate for running a business!
KentSep 22nd 2008 5:10PM
Sort of like that movie, "War Games" with Mathew Broderick back in 1972 or so.
jftSep 22nd 2008 5:13PM
This young man should sent away for a long long long time.
jt
DarkBassSep 22nd 2008 5:13PM
The saddest part is that he used his email address as his alias. If you're going to do something like that, especially on this large of a scale, at least be a little smart and post under a name that has nothing to do with your email address or real name or any personally identifying details.
Not that what this kid did wasn't wrong, it just wasn't well-thought-out and made him look stupid.
jessiernutSep 22nd 2008 5:13PM
I just want to know if someone hacks my aol account if the FBI is going to raid their home?
GothixrayneSep 25th 2008 6:38AM
The Pepto Pimp --
Dude, he DID use a proxy. In the last article about this, they said that he used an anonymous proxy service and that they would get the caches from the owner of the service.
I say if she got her email hacked she needs to make tougher recovery questions. Common people get hacked every day! You go, kid!
Joyce BallSep 22nd 2008 5:20PM
This guy (who is 20 yrs old, not 15) will suffer NO CONSEQUENCES.
Joyce BallSep 22nd 2008 5:23PM
This 20 yr. old guy's Daddy is the DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE
for the state of Tenn. Don't tell me the Democratics weren't aware of
what he was up to. NOTHING will happen to him.
Gregory DittmerSep 22nd 2008 8:21PM
This 20 yr. old guy's Daddy is the DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE
for the state of Tenn. Don't tell me the Democratics weren't aware of
what he was up to.
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Where was all the outrage when Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee hacked into Democrat's private files?!
http://notes.kateva.org/2004/01/boston-globe-senate-republicans-hack.html
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Boston Globe: Senate Republicans hack democrat's files - violation of the DMCA?
Senate panel's GOP staff spied on Democrats, Charlie Savage, Globe Staff, 1/22/2004
WASHINGTON -- Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media, Senate officials told The Globe.
From the spring of 2002 until at least April 2003, members of the GOP committee staff exploited a computer glitch that allowed them to access restricted Democratic communications without a password. Trolling through hundreds of memos, they were able to read talking points and accounts of private meetings discussing which judicial nominees Democrats would fight -- and with what tactics.