Is Sarah Palins Identity Safe?
Sarah Palin and I both have something in common. We are both victims of identity theft. You’ve probably seen in the news that a hacker gained access into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo.com e-mail account. The hacker used a simple scheme and basic social engineering tools (research on Google and Wikipedia, common-sense guessing) to reset the password on her account. In addition to denying Governor Palin access to her own account, the hacker had full control to: • Read every saved and current e-mail in her account. (Luckily, she never sent her Social Security number, passwords or account numbers via e-mail, not to mention correspondence pertaining to her role as candidate for Vice President of the United States.) • Steal the e-mail addresses and any other sensitive information stored in her contacts. (John McCain might want to change his e-mail address.) • Send out e-mails as if the hacker were Sarah Palin, or worse yet, send out official e-mails as Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin. The potential for a
