Bush Family Emails Hacked

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Bush family emails hacked

SAN FRANCISCO: -- A hacker has broken in to the email accounts of the Bush family, releasing private correspondence and pictures of two ex-presidents George H W Bush and George W Bush, it emerged Friday.

The hacker, who goes by the name Guccifer, released some of the information to the online expose site The Smoking Gun, claiming to have gained access to three years worth of emails dating back to 2009.

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The emails revealed that the elder Bush had been close to death during his December hospitalization and that his children and staff were discussing his eulogy and funeral.

Included in the hacked material were pictures of the elder George Bush in hospital and a confidential October 2012 list of home addresses, cell phone numbers, and e-mails for dozens of Bush family members, including both former presidents, their siblings, and their children.

Among the hacked accounts were those of Dorothy Bush Koch, daughter of George HW Bush and sister of George W Bush; former first lady Barbara Bush’s brother; and George HW Bush’s sister-in-law.

-- The Nation 2013-02-09

[jamhar]

Why would anyone do this?

What possible benefit to anyone could be gained by such a hack?

Just SMH.

"Guccifer" isnt a hacker. He's just a lonely, sick ******.

Edited February 9, 2013 by Scott
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[Credo]

Probably can get much of that from a few of the family member's facebook accounts.

[Chicog]

Would have been worth if it it showed how much money they got from Halliburton, Enron, etc., but if it's just petty gossip it's just a waste of time.

Secret service should be on this, surely?

[Greer]

Can't see the point at all. If they were revealing criminal or inappropriate behaviour then maybe the service to the world would be worth it, but it is not good to hack people just to make their lives more difficult by revealing secure or private information that is really nobody's business.

Not appropriate at all.

[Locationthailand]

Send me the mails, I bet I could tie in a few porky pies to payoffs and executive orders for others. But playing with fire hacking anyone that high up in the food chain. CIA will go to any ends to protect their former chief.

[Chicog]

CIA will go to any ends to protect their former chief.

Obviously they didn't.

[Steely Dan]

Hopefully they will find the hacker and post all his dirty laundry, embarrassing photos and subscription details for any adult websites on the internet. Coming to think of it a site should be set up with precisely this purpose for all hackers who are caught.

Edited February 9, 2013 by Steely Dan

[Payboy]

I guess Dubya's password is 123456.

[Suradit69]

I guess Dubya's password is 123456.

Surely nothing that difficult for him to remember.

[jamhar]

I guess Dubya's password is 123456.

Surely nothing that difficult for him to remember.

remember that counting up to 6 would require BOTH hands.

Thats a lot to ask from a 'c' average history major!

Hey i'm no Bush fan. I disliked his presidency immensely.

But i'm in no favor for a hack to go into someones personal accounts,

find nothing of value, and then publish a lot of personal information purely as a form of harassment.

Edited February 11, 2013 by Scott

[Carib]

Well, these mail accounts can never hold anything substantial or intelligent, so don't bother to publish.

[Payboy]

I guess Dubya's password is 123456.

Surely nothing that difficult for him to remember.

remember that counting up to 6 would require BOTH hands.

Thats a lot to ask from a 'c' average history major!

Hey i'm no Bush fan. I disliked his presidency immensely.

But i'm in no favor for a hack to go into someones personal accounts,

find nothing of value, and then publish a lot of personal information purely as a form of harassment.

Lucky the requirement was only 6 characters. If it were 8, he would have picked Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs.

Edited February 11, 2013 by Scott

[thaimat]

I guess Dubya's password is 123456.

too many numbers, was probably just 123, any more than that would be an "abonition". "It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it." - George W. Bush