NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Paris Hilton has a problem keeping her personal life personal. The slinky socialite's latest saga involves highly sensitive details including phone numbers and personal notes posted for all to see on the Internet in what could be a case of mobile device hacking.
A spokesman for T-Mobile confirmed earlier reports that information from Paris Hilton's star-studded address book has been posted online.
"Her information is on the Internet," said Bryan Zidar. "We don't know if it was hacked or if someone got a hold of her password."
According to Zidar, Hilton used the Sidekick II, a multi-purposed personal electronic device that uses an online server to store at least some information, including phone numbers.
While Zidar said it is possible for the information on that device to be hacked from the company's server remotely, the company is still investigating the specifics of Hilton's case.
Zidar said that since Sunday night a number of sites had posted Hilton's personal contacts, but the sites kept changing as the Secret Service, which Zidar said investigates computer crimes, shuts them down.
"As soon as one comes up the secret service is all over it," he said.
Zidar said users could better protect their mobile devices by choosing a difficult password and not giving it out to anyone, not responding to suspect online solicitations for their password and by contacting their service provider should the device get stolen or lost.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/21/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes
A spokesman for T-Mobile confirmed earlier reports that information from Paris Hilton's star-studded address book has been posted online.
"Her information is on the Internet," said Bryan Zidar. "We don't know if it was hacked or if someone got a hold of her password."
According to Zidar, Hilton used the Sidekick II, a multi-purposed personal electronic device that uses an online server to store at least some information, including phone numbers.
While Zidar said it is possible for the information on that device to be hacked from the company's server remotely, the company is still investigating the specifics of Hilton's case.
Zidar said that since Sunday night a number of sites had posted Hilton's personal contacts, but the sites kept changing as the Secret Service, which Zidar said investigates computer crimes, shuts them down.
"As soon as one comes up the secret service is all over it," he said.
Zidar said users could better protect their mobile devices by choosing a difficult password and not giving it out to anyone, not responding to suspect online solicitations for their password and by contacting their service provider should the device get stolen or lost.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/21/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes
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