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Hacker Penetrates T-Mobile Systems

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-like-a-movie-plot dept.

An anonymous reader writes "SecurityFocus.com reports 'a sophisticated computer hacker had access to servers at wireless giant T-Mobile for at least a year, which he used to monitor U.S. Secret Service e-mail, obtain customers' passwords and Social Security numbers, and download candid photos taken by Sidekick users, including Hollywood celebrities.' Demi Moore and Paris Hilton are involved."

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  1. Sophisticated Hackers by randalx · · Score: 4, Funny

    Didn't know Demi Moore and Paris Hilton were that good with computers.

  2. Demi Moore and Paris Hilton are involved. by Dragoon412 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Demi Moore and Paris Hilton are involved.

    Can't it just be assumed, at this point, that if there's some major event involving porn, that Paris Hilton is involved?
  3. Re:Argh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    you mean cracker?

    How do you know he's white?

  4. Funniest quote by davetrainer · · Score: 3, Funny
    "He basically just said there was flaw in the way the cell phone servers were set up," says William Genovese, a 27-year-old hacker facing unrelated charges for allegedly selling a copy of Microsoft's leaked source code for $20.00."

    I hope it came with an 18-dollar bill.

  5. Re:Not-so Secret Service by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 4, Funny
    I would have though that they would not have used a commercial network service like that.

    In other news, The President had to be reminded (again) that the White House Lobby Pay Phone should not be used to call Ariel Sharon.

  6. Re:linkie? and recruitment by DingerX · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, just because he got into T-Mobile's system doesn't mean he has a lot of friends. Sure, most young males engaged in such activities are giants of men, with beautiful girls on each arm, and the social ease of a High Commissioner after a second martini, but they're not all so smooth. Heck, he was probably overwhelmed by the fact that the Secret Service took an interest in him, and, seeing photographic evidence that the rumors of those wild "protect the currency" parties were true, figured this was a better shot at a real job than a scattershot "to whom it may concern" resume mentioning everything but the name of the nun who kicked him out for one too many links to the xmas islands on the high school web page.