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FBI searches Kernell apt., roommates subpoenaed

The FBI searched the apartment of David Kernell, the son of a Democratic Tennessee state representative, suspected of breaking into Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account. Three of his roommates could testify before a Chattanooga grand jury. And, hey, once you've hacked the governor's...

Tags: Apartment, FBI, Internet Service Provider, IP, David Kernell, Federal Government, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Government, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Can a case be made against the Palin e-mail hacker?

Can a case be made against the Palin e-mail hacker?What was done was wrong. Period.Hacking is hacking. I sure hope a case can be made against this persons.As much as I can't stand the thought of Sarah Palin being a heartbeat away from running this country, and no children...I'm NOT...

Tags: Hacking, Sarah Palin, e-mail, e-mail hacker, David Kernell

Discussion threads 2008-09-19

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News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical Ed Bott: Look who’s buying...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, H-1B, Notebooks, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Kernell's prior: In 7th grade he broke into school computer

Hard-hitting news here: Sarah Palin's email wasn't the first time David Kernell applied guesswork to breaking into a computer system, Computerworld reports. The other incident allegedly occurred around 2000, when Kernell was in the seventh grade. Kernell and an accomplice guessed the password to a server...

Tags: Computer, Kernell, Productivity, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Palin e-mail hacker indicted, pleads not guilty. Is justice being served?

Justice is being served against the kid who allegedly hacked into Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account, right? David Kernell, the 20-year-old son of Democratic Tennessee state representative Mike Kernell and a student at the University of Tennessee, was indicted on a charge of accessing...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Hacker, Computer, Kid, E-mail, Productivity, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Kernell indicted in break-in to Palin's Yahoo email

The Department of Justice has indicted David C. Kernell, the 20-year-old son of a Democratic Tennessee state representative, for "intentionally accessing without authorization" Gov. Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account, the Justice Department announced today. Kernell turned himself in for arrest and will be arraigned today. According to the...

Tags: Password, e-Mail Account, Yahoo! Inc., Governor, Family Member, E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Student indicted for Palin e-mail hack

The U.S. Justice Department today announced that a federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee has indicted the 20-year-old son of a state lawmaker in connection with the compromise of Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account. David Kernell left, who was identified for a while as the alleged hacker,...

Tags: E-mail, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Hunt for Palin 'hacker': Journalism or mob mentality?

David Sarno has a thought-provoking piece on the blogosphere's track-down-cum-witch-hunt that fingered David Kernell as the "Sarah Palin Hacker" long before the feds indicted him or anyone else (which they still haven't done.)Indeed, a grand jury met today in Chattanooga and failed to issue any indictments. (Times Free Press.) ...

Tags: Life, Journalism, Blogosphere, Hacker, Mob, David Sarno, Blogging, Hacking, Internet, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-23

FBI searches Kernell apt., roommates subpoenaed

FBI searches Kernell apt., roommates subpoenaedI have yet to see a single ........ Official Business Email published! Not One. Quit spreading the liberal talking points that she used her private Email for official business until you ca produce a single shred of proof!subpoenaeI think its funny they subpoenae...

Tags: Federal government, Gwen Moore, Kernell, FBI, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

All signs point to state rep's son as Palin 'hacker'

The guy who hacked into would-be VP Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account is none other than the son of a Democratic state representative from Tennessee, posits GatwayPundit. A convincing amount of evidence suggests the "hacker" (perhaps a status he doens't deserve) is David Kernell, son of...

Tags: Tennessee, Chess, FBI, Memphis, Hacker, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-19