So remember a little while ago when the Fox News ticker got hacked? Well, guess what? It’s a hoax. Just like everything else. It turns out the news ticker stunt was pulled by MoveOn.org to launch their new “Rebuild the Dream” campaign, which is being fronted by Van Jones, the guy who was thrown out of the Obama administration for his extremist views. What’s really remarkable is the lengths to which MoveOn.org went to convince people the hack was real– everything from building the identity of the hacker months in advance to posting a “how I did it” video in response to accusations that the hack was fake. But fake it was, and you know what? I think it could use a drink. And so could every other hoax ever. Don’t you? More »
Government employee hacks Ali Lohan’s account – A US State Department clerk named Brooke Reyna has been accused of using her access to gather confidential information about more than 100 celebrities. No word yet on whether she’s been selling the info or just passing it along to friends over brunch. (NY Post)
American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, has been hacked! A staffer at TMZ.com, had been receiving emails from someone identifying themselves as Carrie through the mega star’s MySpace account.
The emails were said to contain invitations to listen to ringtones, lol. Also, the following message was sent out to fans from “Carrie”:
“Hey, this is Carrie Underwood. OK here’s the deal, I need EVERY SINGLE myspace friend to stop what he/she’s doing and GO HERE RIGHT NOW and put your… More »