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Hacker penetrates T-Mobile systems


Hacker penetrates T-Mobile systems

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, <a href='http://www.securityfocus.com'>SecurityFocus has learned.

“ On July 28th the informant gave his handlers proof that their own sensitive documents were circulating in the underground marketplace they'd been striving to destroy. ”

Read more <a href='http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10271'>here.


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ghost 17 years ago

wow, thats quite a bit he had access to! im surprised he managed it for a full year

:ninja:

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Mr_Cheese 17 years ago

thats pretty sweet. and he got hired in the end. decent.

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ghost 17 years ago

I'm surprised he wasn't put away for a while.Thats what the US normally do. Also, that should teach them to use a public network

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ghost 17 years ago

hehe good old t-mobile, id heard bout this from a friend but dismissed it, now that is hard evidence so theres nothing to dismiss and the recordes mentioned in that article are still floting around along with thousands of others.. the site i originaly saw them on is no longuer running, so iunno intill i find them again … wow though a hole year… americans-.- takes um for ever lol

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ghost 17 years ago

i dont see why people (and when i say people i mean uber computer uber dudes, oh yeah) get put behind bars, why not employ the best rather than lowering the level of the best?

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ghost 17 years ago

i love that he did all this and is then offered a job….not really a deterant. lol…..do stuff, get caught, get a job.. :-p