Hacker penetrates T-Mobile systems

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http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10271

By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus Jan 11 2005 7:43PM


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, SecurityFocus has learned.

Twenty-one year-old Nicolas Jacobsen was quietly charged with the intrusions last October, after a Secret Service informant helped investigators link him to sensitive agency documents that were circulating in underground IRC chat rooms. The informant also produced evidence that Jacobsen was behind an offer to provide T-Mobile customers' personal information to identity thieves through an Internet bulletin board, according to court records....

[tridim]

1. Cell phones suck

I hate everything about them. The only thing they're good for is emergencies on the road.

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2. me either..

but I have a pay as u go for emergencies :>

if ya look at the very bottom of the article
there are comments from folks that I agree with..

like>>>

Hacker penetrates T-Mobile systems
by nr
Jan 12 2005 4:56PM

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[TexasLawyer]

3. Check out another thread on this

They're also talking about this article in the "Breaking News" threads.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1145497

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4. Well good ...

and thanks!

I was going to post it there, but it said post nothing over
12 hours in "Breaking News" ...

I was beginning to think no cared about it.
:eyes:

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5. do u ever find yourself leaving words out of sentences? nt