http://simonwillison.net/2008-09-18T22:23:59+00:00Simon Willison2008-09-18T22:23:59+00:002008-09-18T22:23:59+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Sep/18/palin/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/palin-e-mail-ha.html"><p>The Palin hack didn't require any real skill. Instead, the hacker simply reset Palin's password using her birthdate, ZIP code and information about where she met her spouse - the security question on her Yahoo account, which was answered (Wasilla High) by a simple Google search.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/palin-e-mail-ha.html">Kim Zetter</a>, Wired</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/hacking">hacking</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/passwords">passwords</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sarahpalin">sarahpalin</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/security">security</a></p>