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Sounds like the 2005 hack of the Danger Sidekick (early smartphone device). I think the fellow went by the 'nym "ethics".

Dude couldn't exploit it for much, despite being able to takeover/access any account, and everything was in the cloud.



I used to have a Sidekick, I could type out texts so fast with that thing. Weren't there a few big celebrities who had their Sidekicks hacked back then?


Yes, Paris Hilton was one. I can't seem to find too much about this ethics fellow, even though I thought there was a DoJ investigation.

Ah, here's a writeup!

https://www.securityfocus.com/news/10271




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