After her decision to use personal e-mail accounts, instead of official Alaska state e-mail for state business (perhaps to circumvent subpoenas!), has been widely publicized, of course computer hackers would break into one of Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo mail accounts with screenshots posted on WikiLeaks (also on Gawker). And of course the McCain-Palin campaign issued a statement, calling the matter a "shocking invasion of the governor's privacy and a violation of law." The FBI and Secret Service are currently investigating. And, for what it's worth, when former governor Eliot Spitzer was investigated for his Troopergate scandal, his emails were targeted (and his personal ones were published!).
Published Sep 18, 2008
Modified Sep 18, 2008
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