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Sarah Palin

2008 -Sarah Palin succumbed to a hacker in a different way – through her Yahoo! email. The infiltrator gained access by using common information to reset the password. David Kernell then posted her email and new password on 4chan.org under the alias “Rubico”. It showed that by using common information to set up an account, it could also turn into a “back door” for someone who would know that information.

This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for September 17

• Yahoo purchases Zimbra
• Motorola enters into Mac Clone market
• AT&T phones shut down NYC

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Article by Jeffrey Powers @geekazine

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