Fan hacks Linkin Park singer's phone

According to Engadget Mobile , celebrity stalking has reached new heights with the news that a 17 year old female fan of Linkin Park's lead vocalist ,Chester Bennington, was able to break into his Verizon account and hack his cell phone, obtaining call records and cameraphone shots.

"Apparently she also got access to his wife's email and went so far as to verbally threaten the poor Mrs. Bennington.

Related:

-- 21-yo breaks into T-Mobile for a year, gets caught - In 2005, a sophisticated computer hackeramused himself and others by obtaining the passwords of Sidekick-toting celebrities from the hacked database, then entering their T-Mobile accounts and downloading photos they'd taken with their cameraphones. (Security Focus)

emily | 9:56 AM | News, Buzz |
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