New York Times Intranet, Source Database Hacked
According to screenshots obtained by Newsbytes, the Times' own "Everyone, Everywhere" newsroom contact database was also available via the corporate Intranet. The database contains phone numbers and contact information for such household names such as Yogi Berra, Warren Beatty, and Robert Redford, as well as high-profile political figures - including Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat and Secretary of State Colin Powell.
The source database also contains Social Security numbers for all of the Times' guest op-ed writers, including Democratic operative James Carville and Internet policy guru Lawrence Lessig. Also spotted in the file were entries for William F. Buckley Jr., Rush Limbaugh, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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