As detailed in the postings, the Palin hack didn’t require any real skill. Instead, the hacker simply reset Palin’s password using her birthdate, ZIP code and information about where she met her spouse — the security question on her Yahoo account, which was answered (Wasilla High) by a simple Google search.
[^] # Re: securite ?
Posté par Ozz . En réponse au journal Le nouveau jeu de Microsoft : Questions pour un Neuneu. Évalué à 2.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/09/palin-e-mail-ha/
As detailed in the postings, the Palin hack didn’t require any real skill. Instead, the hacker simply reset Palin’s password using her birthdate, ZIP code and information about where she met her spouse — the security question on her Yahoo account, which was answered (Wasilla High) by a simple Google search.