Article about Paris Hilton & T-Mobile on PcWorld.com
Paris Hilton: Victim of T-Mobile's Web Flaws?
Hackers may have manipulated an online password reset feature to steal her address book.
Paul Roberts, IDG News Service
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton's mobile phone account and those of other T-Mobile customers may have fallen victim to hackers who took advantage of a gaping hole in the company's Web site to steal information, according to security experts and those familiar with the incident.
A flaw in a Web site feature to reset T-Mobile account passwords is believed have played a role in hacking Hilton's T-Mobile Sidekick account, which resulted in her star-studded address book, photos, e-mail messages, and voice mail being posted for public consumption on the...
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Hackers may have manipulated an online password reset feature to steal her address book.
Paul Roberts, IDG News Service
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton's mobile phone account and those of other T-Mobile customers may have fallen victim to hackers who took advantage of a gaping hole in the company's Web site to steal information, according to security experts and those familiar with the incident.
A flaw in a Web site feature to reset T-Mobile account passwords is believed have played a role in hacking Hilton's T-Mobile Sidekick account, which resulted in her star-studded address book, photos, e-mail messages, and voice mail being posted for public consumption on the...
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Heh, MyTMobile accounts no longer have the option to change the password by answering the secret question--anyone want to make bets the silly tart was using "What's your favorite pet's name?" 🙄
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