http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10104997-83.html By Elinor Mills Security CNET News November 20, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama's cell phone billing records were improperly accessed by employees of Verizon Wireless, CNN reported late on Thursday. Obama's transition team was informed of the breach by Verizon Wireless representatives on Wednesday, team spokesman Robert Gibbs told the news agency. The phone, a voice flip-phone with no e-mail access, is no longer active or being used by Obama, the report said. Lists of phone numbers and calls made by Obama could have been accessed, but "nobody was monitoring voicemail," Gibbs is quoted as saying. Verizon Wireless has notified federal law enforcement authorities, Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Lowell McAdam wrote in an internal company e-mail distributed on Wednesday that CNN obtained. The Secret Service has been informed, Gibbs said. [...] ______________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News Security Bookstore Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.orgReceived on Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:21:51 PST
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