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Screenshots from Alaska Governor and Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's personal [[Yahoo!]] email account were published online by an alleged hacker on September 17, 2008. The material appeared on the anonymous posting site WikiLeaks, the gossip blog Gawker and elsewhere. The Washington Post and an online blog at Mother Jones both published her Yahoo email address the previous week.
20-year-old David Kernell, son of Tennessee congress Representative Michael Kernell is the key suspect in the email hacking investigation. Kernell's apartment was searched by law enforcement, but as of September 24, there was still no indictment made on the University of Tennessee student.
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Fast Facts
- Type of account: Yahoo
- Email account allegedly hacked by group Anonymous
- Email accounts: gov.palin@yahoo.com, gov.sarah@yahoo.com
- Login info posted on 4Chan
- Account closed shortly after allegedly being hacked
- Photos of Palin family from account posted on Gawker
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FBI Investigation
John McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis called the incident a "shocking invasion of the governor's privacy and a violation of the law." They notified the FBI and a joint investigation was launched with the Secret Service.FOXNews: FBI, Secret Service Investigate Hacking... (September 18, 2008) -
Palin Emails
Gawker speculated that the hacking of Palin's email account may have caused the Governor to destroy evidence that could have possibly been used against her in the Troopergate investigation. -
Palin Email to Sean Parnell
In one email, individual writing from Palin's account refers to radio host Dan Fagan as "evil." -
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Mother Jones: Sarah Palin's Secret Emails
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FOXNews.com: No Indictment in Palin Hacker Case...
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Gawker: Sarah Palin's Personal Email Account Hacked
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Wikileaks: VP Contender Sarah Palin Hacked
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New York Magazine: Was Governor Palin's Personal Email Hacked?
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Washington Post: Emails Show Intense Interest in Trooper's Penalty
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Wired: Palin E-Mail Hacker Says It Was Easy
blog.wired.com (September 18, 2008)
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Mother Jones: Sarah Palin's Secret Emails
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Questions and Answers About Sarah Palin Email | View All | Ask a Question
View All Sarah Palin Email Questions (1349) | Ask a QuestionSarah Palin Jokes (7 Answers)Here are some Palin jokes. "I know all about Iran. I ran for Mayor and then I ran for Governor! I can't comment on the Kyoto Accord as I've only ... read moreAre you planning to buy Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue"? (7 Answers)I hope that she's not talking about herself when she says 'going rogue." read moreWhy wont Meghan McCain comment on Sarah Palin in public? (2 Answers)One of the only Items I found on the subject said that Meghan said, "I don't really think I would like to look back on what happened during the election." read moreDo you believe Levi Johnston's claims that Sarah Palin tried to adopt his baby? (3 Answers)I have no problem believing it, but I'm not sure what the big deal is. Sarah Palin wanted to care for her grandchild and shield the family from any public ... read more
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Palin's Inbox
- A screenshot of Palin's inbox shows several e-mails from Ivy Frye, Palin's assistant, with a new message at the top revealing that the Yahoo! account password was changed at 4:23 a.m. According to Wikileaks, the "clunnel" URL in the search bar is a proxy meant to prevent the hackers from being traced.
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A Moment of Levity
- The leaked photo from Palin's e-mail account shows one of the Palin daughters, supposedly Willow Palin, sticking her tongue out and crossing her eyes while holding an infant.
