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ms_wonderland 
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 Posted: Mar 12 2013 at 3:40pm |
EXCLUSIVE  The hackers responsible for exposing multiple celebrities' financial information fancy themselves heroic outlaws ... because they secretly idolize Dexter, the vigilante serial killer from the Showtime show. The first clue ... there's a quote from "Dexter" at the top of the hackers' website -- "If you believe that God makes miracles, you have to wonder if Satan has a few up his sleeve." The quote is from the Season 2 finale episode entitled "The British Invasion." But there's another more secret message ... if you search the website's source code ... you'll discover a link to a hidden YouTube video that doesn't appear anywhere on the hackers' page. The video contains the "Dexter" end credits theme music. Then there's the obvious parallels between Dexter's "code" -- only killing murderers -- and the hackers' self-righteous vigilantism. Among the celebs hacked ... Kim Kardashian, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Mel Gibson, Ashton Kutcher, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Donald Trump, Al Gore, and Hulk Hogan. It's still unclear how the hackers selected their victims. Also worth noting ... the hackers list their motto on their Twitter account in Russian, which translates to "F**k the police."
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Posted: Mar 12 2013 at 3:44pm |
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I didn't say their private information is public. But their name isn't private, like a civilians name is.
The news didn't put their information out there. They put the story out that they were hacked, with corroboration from the police. It's news because they are famous and the majority of readers will know them. Unlike Joe Smoe from down the street getting hacked.
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But I didn't take an issue with their names being released, nor the story being released. I take issue with the media verifying that the authenticity of the information that the hackers released.
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Posted: Mar 12 2013 at 3:48pm |
when i worked in collections i looked up kim k, bee and jay and that information is correct (as far as their ssn's)
dont stone me bro
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Posted: Mar 12 2013 at 3:52pm |
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So who got financial problems, I'm scared to look? |
jay got bills in collections. wonder if bey knew that before she married him? 
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Posted: Mar 12 2013 at 3:54pm |
BeatriceBean wrote:
Random Thoughts wrote:
I didn't say their private information is public. But their name isn't private, like a civilians name is.
The news didn't put their information out there. They put the story out that they were hacked, with corroboration from the police. It's news because they are famous and the majority of readers will know them. Unlike Joe Smoe from down the street getting hacked.
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But I didn't take an issue with their names being released, nor the story being released. I take issue with the media verifying that the authenticity of the information that the hackers released. |
Maybe I'm just confused then. What's the issue with reporters, reporting with accuracy?
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Posted: Mar 12 2013 at 3:59pm |
I don't see the need for the information to be verified. I think that it's a measure that further compromises their information. If you see it as accuracy then so be it.
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Posted: Mar 12 2013 at 4:03pm |
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But if the hackers posted fake information, and the news reported it as real information, wouldn't that be an inaccurate story?
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Posted: Mar 12 2013 at 4:07pm |
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i think bb is saying they shouldn't have verified or unverfied the information regardless
Edited by mrshairdo - Mar 12 2013 at 4:08pm
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Posted: Mar 12 2013 at 4:08pm |
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Isn't reporting the story enough then? Why did it have to be taken further by stressing that the information has been verified as authentic?
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Posted: Mar 12 2013 at 4:09pm |
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i think bb is saying they shouldn't have verified or the unverfied the story regardless |
Isn't my question responding to that? Unverified report is the same thing as publishing a rumor. Which people get on journalist about all the time.
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