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The Web Hacking Incidents Database
Last update:07 November 2007

Incident WHID 2005-5

WHID 2005-5: Paris Hilton's T-Mobile online account hacked
Date: 22 February 2005
Incident Type: Security Breach
WASC Threat Classification: Insufficient Authentication, OS Commanding, Weak Password Recovery Validation

Details remain sketchy, but news reports include social engineering, a guessable secret question for password recovery, and a known vulnerability is BEA WebLogic

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