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Palin’s Hacker Identified

Well, that didn’t take long. The Anonymous hacker who broke into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo email address has been identified as the son of a Tennessee state representative. And as postulated earlier, he gained access via the “forgot my password” security function.

Tennessean.com is reporting confirmation from Mike Kernell, a Democrat state-level representative, that his 20-year-old son, David was the young man responsible for hacking Palin’s Yahoo account and posting the details in a well-known online forum. David Kernell is a University of Tennessee student. The FBI and the Secret Service are said to be investigating.

Read more: securitypronews.com

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