By Hilary White
WASHINGTON, September 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The hacker who claimed responsibility for breaking into the private email account of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin today boasted to eager news outlets that it had been “easy” to impersonate her online to obtain her password. Some news outlets and weblogs are now running Palin’s personal photos and emails, downloaded from the hacked e-mail account.
“Anonymous”, an online group of hackers, claimed responsibility and posted copies of two emails, a contact list and family photos to Wikileaks, a website that specializes in anonymously hosting leaked documents.
The Republican campaign called the hack a “shocking invasion of the governor’s privacy and a violation of law.” If the hack was an attempt to find something with which to discredit Palin, it apparently failed, with none of the e-mails containing any incriminating information.
“The matter has been turned over to the appropriate authorities and we hope that anyone in possession of these e-mails will destroy them,” said McCain-Palin 2008 Campaign Manager Rick Davis. Two of Mrs. Palin’s personal email accounts have now been deleted.
Some have criticised Governor Palin for using a net-based Yahoo email account to do official state business; however, supporters of Palin have said that the attempt by the left to discredit her will backfire.
Jeff Freeland wrote on the website of the National Ledger, “The Republican Governor of Alaska has been attacked with something dubbed as the ‘Bimbo Doctrine’ and now she has had her personal e-mail account hacked.”
“The attacks have been relentless since and the latest e-mail hack and the attempt to label her a bimbo will only strengthen the resolve of GOP voters and as every other slam against Palin, it will push new voters towards her that are tired of the attacks.”
Read related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
McCain Selects Strongly Pro-life Governor, Mother of Five Sarah Palin for Running Mate
https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/aug/08082901.html
News Highlights on Extraordinary Sarah Palin Phenomenon
https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/sep/08090413.html
Foiled Again – Attempt to Paint Palin as Slashing Funds to Teen Moms Proven False
https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/sep/08090504.html