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Hacker penetrates T-Mobile systems
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2005-01-11

A sophisticated computer hacker had access to servers at wireless giant T-Mobile for at least a year, which he used to monitor U.S. Secret Service e-mail, obtain customers' passwords and Social Security numbers, and download candid photos taken by Sidekick users, including Hollywood celebrities, SecurityFocus has learned.

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someone out there
Seems like his resume was not needed. He got a job after all.

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What is T-mobile doing storing pictures?

That is Sprints game.

Images should be bits on a wire and never stored on a server. Maybe cached in memory but never stored.

Would be hacker named ethics .. appeared to have none at all. The interesting twist is ethics arent something that is truly corrected. The nature to pry is one thing. The nature to share the aquired information is something else. Both measured is wrong. But if he did this and didnt share he would still be a cyber voyeur today.

Lastly. Everyone should assume they are compromised. Then act accordingly.

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