David Kernell indicted on charges of hacking into Sarah Palins account. The 20-year-old could face up to five years in prison if convicted. He is accused of correctly guessing the answers to her secret questions on her Yahoo! account. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and the trial is scheduled to begin by December 16th, by which time we should all know if Palin and McCain were successful in their race to the White House. Defend your PCs with up-to-date security software and patches, choose your passwords sensibly and always encrypt your sensitive data.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2008/10/08/us-presidential-race-makes-the-security-headlines/