Originally published March 7 2005
Cell phone data vulnerabilities concern consumers in wake of Hilton breach
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The security of cell phone data has been a hot topic of conversation among ordinary cell phone users in the wake of a security breach involving hotel heiress Paris Hilton and her T-Mobile Sidekick. Security experts speculate that someone may have either bypassed T-Mobile's security functions, or simply may have known Hilton's password, allowing them to retrieve telephone numbers, photographs and text messages.
- Paris Hilton, the globetrotting hotel heiress whose sex tape with an ex-boyfriend flew around cyberspace, has been exposed online in a different way.
- Authorities believe somebody hacked into her personal cell phone, stole the phone numbers of her friends, then posted them on the internet.
- And since then, the phones of some of her biggest celebrity friends have been ringing off the hook.
- Those big-name stars include Eminem, Christina Aguilera, her own sister.
- Nicky, and even tennis star Andy Roddick.
- Not only that -- racy photos and personal text messages also made their way onto the Web.
- Ironically, the device -- a "T-Mobile sidekick," is the same product she's been endorsing in commercials.
- Investigators suspect the hacker involved bypassed T-Mobile's online security system.
- The company says its investigating, but ordinary cell phone users are concerned.
- "I just think it's completely unfortunate that we can't leave our cell phones on anymore," says student John Lind.
- "The lack of security -- you shouldn't even have to worry about it."
- The security breach will likely force many to think twice before giving out their cell phone numbers.
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