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Palin Email Account Hacker was a Student!

Kevin M.Kevin M.
edited October 2008 in General
David C. Kernell–an economics major at the University of Tennessee and the son of Tennessee state legislator Mike Kernell–was indicted by a federal grand jury for “gaining unlawful access to stored communications and obtaining information from a protected computer via interstate communication."
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081009/doggonit-palin-e-mail-hacker-a-maverick-too/

Comments

  • Ether
    edited October 2008
    I wouldn't really call it "hacking". From what I hear, he just guessed the answer to Palin's password-reset secret question.
  • Student0667
    edited October 2008
    I thought everyone know about the story already.
    Ether;38535 said:
    I wouldn't really call it "hacking". From what I hear, he just guessed the answer to Palin's password-reset secret question.
    Yeah, I think he got the answer for the password-reset question from wikipedia.
  • JayDub
    edited October 2008
    He got it from a google search.

    Clearly not hacking, not even borderline social engineering.
  • hikin
    edited October 2008
    just luck, they shouldnt charge him for shit.
  • DaNoobie
    edited October 2008
    what was the password-reset answer, Jesus or Trig?
  • Student0667
    edited October 2008
    Just checked the news, David Kernell, the hacker, now faces up to 5 years in jail for hacking into Sarah Palin's Yahoo Mail account. Personally, I would say that he kind of deserves this. Who in their right mind would hack into the mail account of a VP nominee?

    Anyone want to bet that there will be "Free Kernell" T-Shirt springing up soon?
  • primexx
    edited October 2008
    Student0667;38542 said:
    Just checked the news, David Kernell, the hacker, now faces up to 5 years in jail for hacking into Sarah Palin's Yahoo Mail account. Personally, I would say that he kind of deserves this. Who in their right mind would leave the unobfuscated URL in screenshots?
    corrected.
  • Student0667
    edited October 2008
    primexx;38545 said:
    corrected.
    Well, I was originally going to say that the hacker should have done a better job clearing his trail.

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