http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hacker/ en-us Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:18:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132452/posts A U.S. district magistrate judge today pushed back the trial date for a University of Tennessee student accused of accessing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's private e-mail account. Magistrate Judge Clifford Shirley set a May 19 trial date for David C. Kernell, 20, before U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips. Defense attorney Wade Davies and Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Weddle told Shirley a delay was necessary because the case involved computers and almost all the evidence in the case comes from computers, requiring the use of experts skilled in forensic analysis of such equipment. Shirley asked Kernell if he was okay with... Knoxville News Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132452/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:18:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131668/posts Attorneys for the University of Tennessee student accused of breaking into Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's email account have filed a small forest's worth of court documents in defense of the high-profile suspect. Among them is a motion to prohibit prosecutors from referring to their client as a hacker. The terms "hacker" and "hacking" have no basis under the statute Kernell is accused of violating, a motion filed in US District Court in Knoxville argues. It goes on to seek an order forbidding prosecutors and their witnesses from using those words when referring to the case. "Because of the negative connotations... The Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131668/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:23:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127655/posts Chinese hackers have penetrated the White House computer network on multiple occasions, and obtained e-mails between government officials, a senior US official told the FT. The cyber attackers managed to penetrate the White House system for brief periods that allowed them to steal information before US government experts each time patched the system. US government cyber experts suspect the attacks were sponsored by the Chinese government, although they cannot say for definite. “We are getting very targeted Chinese attacks so its stretches credulity that these are not directed by government-related organisations,” said the official. The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task... FT.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127655/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 06:18:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109077/posts The report, by Andrew Appel of the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton, was released yesterday after a hearing in an ongoing lawsuit to void the machines as unreliable. "The AVC Advantage is too insecure to use in New Jersey," Appel concluded of the machine he tested over the summer. "New Jersey should not use any version of the AVC Advantage that it has not actually examined with the assistance of skilled computer-security experts." Appel, a computer expert, tested New Jersey's most often-used touch-screen voting machine over the summer after questions arose about the accuracy of vote totals on... AP via Phiily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109077/posts#comment Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:16:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2108947/posts I went on line to find the phone number of my local GOP headquarters and I googled California GOP. What I got was a list of valid GOP sites but every one has a warning stating that the site may harm your computer. I notified the GOP rep. about this. He believes a hacker is at work. No such problem with Yahoo. Google search results http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2108947/posts#comment Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:04:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2107025/posts For the past week or so, a couple of really strange things have been happening with my FR account. One, I keep getting mysteriously 'bumped' off the site (logged out). Once bumped off I am unable to get back on (log in) for hours. Two, a few days ago, nearly every one of my posts were deleted from the message board. All of the posts were direct responses to questions asked and contained powerful spot-on facts about the issue at hand. Now, as a lot of you know, I've compiled quite a bit of evidence on the ObamaRats' connections to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2107025/posts#comment Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:11:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101249/posts The son of a prominent Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker was indicted Tuesday on charges of hacking into the Yahoo! Web mail account of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. David C. Kernell, 20, of Knoxville, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a single count of accessing Palin's e-mail without permission. The FBI said Kernell turned himself in to federal authorities and will be arraigned today. washington post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101249/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:22:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2101258/posts Knoxville, TN—In what could land David Kernell in prison for up to five years, the hacking of Sarah Palin’s email account is, like David Kernell, completely misunderstood. On Wednesday, Kernell was charged with one felony count of accessing a protected computer for allegedly breaking into the private Yahoo e-mail account of Sarah Palin, R-AK, cooking up his own original recipe. Kernell has plead not guilty to the charge, and noted that he will have his day in court. “My time will come to give my side of the story,” stated Kernell, a 20-year old University of Tennessee student. “I believe... Elective Decisions http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2101258/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:29:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101082/posts The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. David Kernell, 20, of Knoxville, Tenn. entered the plea in federal court in Knoxville, the same day prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging him with intentionally accessing Palin's e-mail account... Kernell, an economics student ... was brought into court wearing handcuffs and shackles on his ankles. He was released without posting bond, but the court limited his computer use to checking his own e-mail and doing class work. Kernell's father is longtime state Rep. Mike Kernell of... AP via Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101082/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 03:55:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100656/posts Lawmaker's son must stay off computer except for college workDavid Christopher Kernell walked into federal court this morning in handcuffs, shackles and tennis shoes to plead not guilty to hacking Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account. He can stay out of jail for now as long as he stays off his computer.The University of Tennessee student, who is the son of state Rep. Mike Kernell, D-Memphis, turned himself in today after being indicted by a federal grand jury.He made his first court appearance this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge C. Clifford Shirley and could go to trial... Knoxville News Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100656/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:10:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100593/posts The son of a Democratic Tennessee state legislator surrendered to authorities in connection with the hacking of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail, the Justice Department said Wednesday. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100593/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:20:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098677/posts When he heard the name connected to the story – the one about the college kid who allegedly "hacked" his way into a personal e-mail account for Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin – Tracey McDaniels was not surprised. There was, after all, a history there. "He did the same kind of thing when he went to school here," said McDaniels, a history teacher at Eastern Hills Middle School. "He and another kid found a way to get onto the school's server – they just sat down and figured out the password." A taste of things to come for... Killeen Daily Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098677/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:26:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089262/posts In what is slowly turning into a endless loop of hacktivism activities, Bill O’Reilly’s BillOreilly.com has been compromised during the weekend, with personal details including passwords in plain text for 205 of the site’s members already leaking across Internet forums, as a response to his remarks regarding Wikileaks as a “one of those despicable, slimy, scummy websites” which recently published private information of Sarah Palin’s private email. ZD Net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089262/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:40:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089717/posts The way I read it, no indictment was returned today, but the process is not over. Information Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089717/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:58:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089599/posts In what is slowly turning into a endless loop of hacktivism activities, Bill O’Reilly’s BillOreilly.com has been compromised during the weekend, with personal details including passwords in plain text for 205 of the site’s members already leaking across Internet forums, as a response to his remarks regarding Wikileaks as a “one of those despicable, slimy, scummy websites” which recently published private information of Sarah Palin’s private email. On Friday, Wikileaks issued the following press release : “Fox News demagogue, Bill O’Reilly, has been hacked and the details passed to Wikileaks. Wikileaks has been informed the hack was a response to... ZDNet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089599/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:49:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089280/posts A Grand Jury in Chattanooga on Tuesday morning heard testimony into the alleged hacking of the personal e-mail of Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Three young college-age people declined to comment as they entered the Federal Courthouse around 9 a.m. Security officers notified members of the media at 10:30 a.m. that the trio had exited the courthouse by another door. The three, including two males and a female, are apparently friends of a University of Tennessee student who is under investigation for the hacking. David Kernell is a UT student who is the son of a Democratic state legislator from... Chattanoogan.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089280/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:10:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089039/posts CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A federal grand jury ended its session Tuesday without indicting a Democratic state lawmaker’s son in an investigation of someone hacking Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail. That doesn’t mean the investigation is over. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089039/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:15:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088940/posts As a federal grand jury convened to hear testimony about the hack of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail account, the lawyer representing the college student suspected of accessing Palin's messages called his client "a decent and intelligent young man" in a statement issued to the media today. "The Kernell family wants to do the right thing, and they want what is best for their son," said Wade Davies, a partner in the Knoxville, Tenn., firm of Ritchie, Dillard & Davies PC, in the statement. "We are confident that the truth will emerge as we go through the process. David is... ComputerWorld http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088940/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:49:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088717/posts The FBI has served a warrant at the college residence of David Kernell, a student at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in connection with the hacking of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s personal email account. Kernell (20) is the son of Mike Kernell, a Democratic state representative from Memphis. The FBI and Secret Service launched a formal investigation on September 17 into the hacking of one of Palin’s Yahoo email accounts. Yahoo declined to comment September 18 on details of the investigation, citing Palin’s privacy and the sensitivity of such investigations, FOX News reported. A Department of Justice spokesman told... Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088717/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:09:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088682/posts A federal grand jury in Chattanooga, Tenn., reportedly adjourned today without delivering an indictment in the hacking of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account. The grand jury heard testimony this morning from three friends of University of Tennessee student David Kernell, according to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press, but ended its session around noon without returning an indictment. American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088682/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:16:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088414/posts WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI searched the residence of the son of a Democratic state lawmaker in Tennessee over the weekend looking for evidence linking the young man to the hacking of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Monday. VolunteerTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088414/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:00:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088301/posts Excerpt - WASHINGTON - The hunt for the hacker who broke into Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account is shaping up to be a remarkably simple investigation, by the standards of major cybersecurity whodunits. ~ snip ~ Associated Press (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088301/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:28:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088206/posts The FBI searched the residence of the son of a Democratic state lawmaker in Tennessee over the weekend looking for evidence linking the young man to the hacking of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Monday. David Kernell, 20, has not returned repeated phone calls or e-mails from the AP since last week. His lawyer said Monday the family is going through a difficult period. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088206/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:26:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088198/posts To Register Doubts, Press Here By SAM LUBELL Published: May 15, 2003 Mike Kernell, a longtime Tennessee state assemblyman from Memphis and a technology enthusiast, is concerned about future elections because the new machines are harder to get a look at. ''We used to be able to check the machines and see if they'd been tampered with,'' he said. ''It is now almost impossible.'' Mr. Kernell wonders whether he will have to hire a computer programmer in his next race to make sure the machines are working smoothly and haven't been tampered with. ''We've hit a brick wall,'' he said. NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088198/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:14:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088170/posts <p>The alleged hacker of Gov. Sarah Palin’s Yahoo! email account should have taken some advice from Red Grant and every other James Bond villain: Don’t brag just because you think you got away with it.</p> <p>A Knoxville, Tenn, television station reported that a witness had seen the Federal Bureau of Investigation serve a federal search warrant at the residence of David Kernell, a University of Tennessee student.</p> Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088170/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:30:49 GMT