BigWyo on September 18, 2008 at 11:04 PM

Well said!

If Sarah uses a wireless router, someone could set in a car across the street and hack her system with a laptop running some special software.

TheSitRep on September 19, 2008 at 8:45 AM

Depends on the system. My router is running encrypted, as is the system from my provider. Most people don’t bother to turn that feature on, much less know it is available. My new provider told me I was the first, of all his customers to use it on my end AND ask him to turn it on at his portal.
Plus, besides the firewall for my machine, there is a double firewall on the wireless providers end. I use it all.

Come sit in my driveway, underneath my antenna. You will just get static, unless you bring a van full of computing power and a massive amount of sniffer software and de-encryption software. And a lot of time.

After all that, what would you see? Posts to Hotair… :-)

1) Even the true hackers are outraged that the perp is being called a “hacker”. Real hackers don’t leave the kind of trail this person did. Hackers might get caught, eventually, but there is usually a bit more work involved in tracking than seems to have been necessary in this case.

2) Most pseudo-hackers bust their pick because they find it necessay to brag about their exploits before making sure their trail is as anon as possible.

3) In his bragging he aludes to his agenda because he states he was disappointed that there was no “damaging” material discovered.

4) When he finally got scared by what might be the penalties for his efforts he bailed, but in his haste left an easily followed trail.

5) All this adds up to an individule with an agenda but not many brain cells. If the perp is in college, as it now seems, his future employment, once out, might be a bit more problematic. Unless he goes on to law school, or become sadept at making license plates.

6) Somebody’s daddy is lawyering up today.

7) Somebody else is shopping the book deal.

I own a business and have not only a corporate account based around my website/business. But I also have three others. One is private through a standard ISP and two are the freebies.

See as a wise business man, given my 25 years around electronics and computer hardware I know systems go down and crash, so I wisely have a series of backups immediately available for use in case my primary business addy goes down.. which it has…

The Tennessean (via Michelle Malkin) brings forth an eyebrow-raising report about Rep. Mike Kernell’s son David facing an investigation on the possibility that he was the one who hacked into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo account…

CanadianGuy on September 18, 2008 at 10:01 PM

LOL :)

It saves the best for last…

From : Richard Cheney
Subject : Fuck you
Message : Fuck you

Just to let y’all know, if you use a password that spells something it makes it real easy.

kids names, pets names, sports teams are no protection.

On a local box I can crack a PW in less than a second once I set up some software.

Odd PWs like YGVtr65#f can take all day but will eventually go down.

if you set your computer to store passwords I can dump out a list of user names and PWs once I become admin on you box.

becoming admin takes nothing more than a reboot.

I carry all the necessary tools on 3 little thumb drives.

If Sarah uses a wireless router, someone could set in a car across the street and hack her system with a laptop running some special software.

Yep, they are crying big ol crocodile tears over there. Such willful blindness to the total difference between gathering intelligence on possible terrorists, and criminally stealing an official’s email.

InTheBellyoftheBeast on September 18, 2008 at 10:26 PM

Most of these guys don’t believe that there are terrorists. They also believe that FISA is targeted at domestic opponents of Bush.

The number of these guys in contact with reality can be measured on the fingers of one hand. Without opening your fist.

Liberals: Our enemies are Republicans

I find it amusing to hear conservatives talking about the “right to (expect) privacy” all of a sudden.

Big S on September 19, 2008 at 1:20 AM

Liberal view:

Tapping terrorist phones: Bad
Hack & publish Republican email accounts: Good

Monitor terrorist communications: Bad
Publish American National Security Secrets: Good

She obviously has no clue what OPSEC means
TOPV on September 19, 2008 at 5:31 AM

Neither do you, it’s not OPSEC, it’s COMSEC.

What idiot uses free email accounts to do business?

TOPV on September 19, 2008 at 5:31 AM

Did someone do business with a free email account?

Yeah, she’s ready to be President… NOT! She obviously has no clue what OPSEC means. And McCain can’t spell email…

really “winners” these two (Huwey and Duwey is more like ti)

I find it amusing to hear conservatives talking about the “right to (expect) privacy” all of a sudden.

Big S on September 19, 2008 at 1:20 AM

Not sure what you are talking about?

as to a peeping tom looking into your window or with the Government doing their job keeping the country safe?(there is a big difference, also IF they can show misuse, they those bad apples involved should be punished in those instances, however that sector has been scrutinized and checked very heavily and they do so OFTEN, and hasn’t had any problems as of yet with personnel)

I find it amusing to hear conservatives talking about the “right to (expect) privacy” all of a sudden.

Big S on September 19, 2008 at 1:20 AM

I find it amusing to find Liberals not caring about someone’s privacy all of a sudden.

3. In case you forget your ID or password…
Alternate Email
This information is required
* Security Question
* Your Answer
Use 4 characters or more — not case sensitive.

Choose from:

Where did you meet you spouse?
What is your favorite pastime?
What is your favorite sports team?
- a few more -

Child’s play really.

semloh on September 18, 2008 at 9:29 PM
I make all that up, nothing is correct, also i put in character other than letters.(even though I’m not famous)

It’s pretty stupid for Yahoo to use that, they have been told about that vulnerability, not sure why they keep it, Yahoo is not the place for security, Google isn’t really any better.

Chakra Hammer on September 18, 2008 at 9:39 PM

Yeah, me too. I don’t even answer the question asked but use an easy to remember (for me anyways) password instead. Nobody’s gonna guess my mother’s maiden name.

:)

I find it amusing to hear conservatives talking about the “right to (expect) privacy” all of a sudden.

Big S on September 19, 2008 at 1:20 AM

There’s always one in a crowd who doesn’t know the difference between a Constitutional right and a right granted by a corporations terms of service.

Hi, one.

She has the right to have an private e-mail account just like she has the right to have a private cell phone.. (Same thing)

If you have a large window, you have the “right to expect privacy”, however you MUST at least have some kind of curtain over that window to expect that “right to privacy”
If that large window has no curtain or window blinds then
NO right to privacy can be expected as people walking by can look right in..

This is not, the case in this instance, she had the “right the expect privacy” as Yahoo is the one that setup questions used for passwords, as the rules for the account.. WE Don’t know IF Palin created the Yahoo account or if her husband set it up or one of her kids set it up..

Chakra Hammer on September 18, 2008 at 10:57 PM

I find it amusing to hear conservatives talking about the “right to (expect) privacy” all of a sudden.

And apparently she didn’t since there was nothing in the email account that was “interesting” to the wanderer.