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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by Scoundreller on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:38PM (#23853194)
Sounds like the 2005 hack of the Danger Sidekick (early smartphone device). I think the fellow went by the 'nym "ethics".

Dude couldn't exploit it for much, despite being able to takeover/access any account, and everything was in the cloud.

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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by DaftDank on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:38PM (#23853835)
I used to have a Sidekick, I could type out texts so fast with that thing. Weren't there a few big celebrities who had their Sidekicks hacked back then?
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by Scoundreller on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:48PM (#23854850)
Yes, Paris Hilton was one. I can't seem to find too much about this ethics fellow, even though I thought there was a DoJ investigation.

Ah, here's a writeup!

https://www.securityfocus.com/news/10271

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