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Palin E-mail Hacker Indicted

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the very-stealthy dept.

doomsdaywire writes "A University of Tennessee student who is the son of a Memphis legislator has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hacking Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail. [...] If convicted, [David C.] Kernell faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a three-year term of supervised release. A trial date has not been set."

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  1. Security fix by InlawBiker · · Score: 5, Funny

    She changed her password to 0ldGuY=Mepr3z!!

  2. How strange! by jesdynf · · Score: 5, Funny

    My understanding was that illegally wiretapping American citizens carried neither fine nor penalty.

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  3. Re:You have to fight dirty... by One+Louder · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you always write like a trailer for Steven Seagal movie?

  4. Re:Gee, I wonder why the system is failing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The powers that be thank you, dear consumer with the attention span of a kitten in a chicken plucking factory.

    Dear poster, I am literally in awe of your skills with the metaphor. This has to be one of the best things I've ever seen.