The revealing of Paris Hilton' cell phone number linked to a group of young hackers

The Washington Post reports that a computer break-in at database giant LexisNexis Group may be linked to members of a group of young hackers involved in the theft of revealing photos and celebrity contact numbers from the cell phone of hotel heiress Paris Hilton, a senior federal law enforcement official said.

"To make off with Hilton's cell phone data, a hacker apparently posed as a T-Mobile supervisor to get another employee to reveal a password into the company's network, and then group members exploited a software flaw in the system."

emily | 8:16 AM | News, Buzz |
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