Son Of Tennessee Democratic State Representative Mike Kernell Hacked Into Palin’s E-mail

Posted by on 9/18/2008

Gateway Pundit is all over this:

Do you remember this from Michelle Malkin’s post last night:

The source said “rubico10@yahoo.com.” was the hacker(?)

Now there’s this…
Wired.com has the latest on the Palin scandal:

...The story was briefly posted Wednesday to the 4chan forum where the hack first surfaced. Bloggers have connected the handle of the poster, “Rubico,” to an e-mail address, and tentatively identified the owner as a college student in Tennessee.

Threat Level was unable to reach the student by phone because his number is unlisted. His father, when reached at home, said he could not talk about the matter and would have no comment. The father is a Democratic state representative in Tennessee.

More… Rubico 10′s account has been closed on YouTube

too.

Free Republic is on it.

More on the Palin Hacker—
This is from the comment’s section from Michelle’s earlier post:

AKGoldRush over at LittleGreenFootballs.com unearthed who rubico is in this thread (it’s not the topic of the thread so just do a search for the name to find the posts in question:but he outs rubico10 in post #873).

rubico10

David Kernell
rubico10@yahoo.com
20
Memphis, TN
amateur chess player
son of democratic state 93rd district senator Mike Kernell (Tennessee)

The password he chose for Palin’s email was popcorn. Get it? Popcorn? Kernell? How very clever of him.

And apparently, someone’s even updated his Wiki page with this info! (It’s been deleted but is still viewable in the history tab).

Tennessean: State rep’s son contacted in Palin e-mail probe

The son of state Rep. Mike Kernell has been contacted by authorities in connection with a probe into the hacking of personal e-mail of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, Kernell told The Tennessean.

Kernell, a Memphis Democrat, said his 20-year-old son David had been contacted by authorities investigating the hacking of Palin’s personal e-mail account, the newspaper reported on its Web site this afternoon.

The FBI and the Secret Service started a formal investigation Wednesday into the hacking, according to the Associated Press.

David Kernell is a student at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

More details as they develop online and in Friday’s News Sentinel.

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21 Comments.

  1. UPDATED: Criminal Hacking of Palin’s Email « Gunservatively! - pingback on 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 04:08 PM
  4. Son Of Tennessee Democratic State Representative Mike Kernell … - pingback on 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 04:31 PM
  5. Son Of Tennessee Democratic State Representative Mike Kernell … - pingback on 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 04:40 PM
  6. Hyscience - trackback on 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 04:51 PM
  7. Son Of Tennessee Democratic State Representative Mike Kernell … - pingback on 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 04:58 PM
  8. » mike kernell » mike kernell - pingback on 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 07:22 PM
  9. Update on Hacking of Palin Family Email at Haemet - pingback on 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 08:28 PM
  10. Rated-maTVMA 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 09:28 PM

    Not sure how my name got messed up. Please see below.

  11. Rated-TVMA 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 09:29 PM

    Raise your hand if you’re surprised that the hack was done by someone tied to a Democrat. They are so desperate it’s pathetic. l-)

  13. Anonymous 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 10:53 PM

    There is currently absolutely no proof that David Kernell is behind it. If they had proof, he’d be arrested already.

    The truth is that the website where the “confession” was posted doesn’t check or verify emails. You can put in a fake email, or you could even put in someone else’s. The email field doesn’t matter, except that other people can see it.

    I have the nagging notion that there’s a possibility that whoever wrote the “confession” (who may just be a prankster, not even the person who did it) may not be the kid and that they just used his email to stir up controversy.

    I have no political bias, I’m just familiar with how these folks work. Anon loves goose chases and controversy. It’s amusing to them.

  14. Robert 9/18/2008 at September 18, 2008 - 11:20 PM

    This pukebag should be thrown into prison. 10 years or so should get his attention.

  15. US Economics 9/19/2008 at September 19, 2008 - 04:56 AM

    In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. DouglasAdamsDouglas Adams

  16. Random Thoughts » It was only a college prank… - pingback on 9/19/2008 at September 19, 2008 - 11:54 AM
  17. snowy egret 9/20/2008 at September 20, 2008 - 08:07 AM

    Send him to the spice mines of kessel or send him to ELBA II for 25 years<):)

  18. PCD 9/20/2008 at September 20, 2008 - 02:23 PM

    The kid was practicing to be on the Donkey Senate Campaign Committee. Putz Schumer hires identity theives.

  19. Peggy McGilligan 9/20/2008 at September 20, 2008 - 04:11 PM

    It’s hard to know who your friends are in the digital age, but the attack on Governor Sarah Palin’s privacy is inexcusable. There’s much taunting and gloating about Ms. Palin’s apparent technological naiveté. Indeed, Ms. E-mail may never be our friend. Mr. Cell phone is definitely not our friend: whenever one’s cell phone is switched on, just turned on, even if it’s not a GPS enabled device, it emits a signal that anyone who obtains your SIM card number may track with an array of inexpensive software. GOOGLE GPS tracking devices. The phone’s speaker may also be remotely activated for use as a listening device. A bad guy might also find it cheaper and easier to affix a GPS device to one’s vehicle, in which case Mr. Automobile is no longer our friend. Emerging technologies lend an unprecedented level of sophistication. And, as Al Gore might observe, there appears to be no controlling legal authority. We’ll see what the voter has to say. Suggest: remove cell phone battery when not in use: 
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