Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Hackers Claim to Post Celebrity Financial Data

Some "Russian" hackers are digging into the past of some celebrities all the way up to Mrs. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden it appears. Besides the political ones there are claims to have hacked into Jay-z, Mel Gibson, and other A-listers. This would make anyone collapse on their whiteboard stand.

A website that supposedly originated in Russia has posted what it claims is personal and financial information of several celebrities, law-enforcement officials and first lady Michelle Obama—documents whose authenticity the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was working to verify.

The site features what it says are past home addresses and links to the credit histories of Mrs. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, as well as Social Security numbers for others, such as singer Beyonce and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. FBI Director Robert Mueller, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, actor Mel Gibson and Paris Hilton also had apparently private information posted to the site.