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February 25, 2005 | Comments: (0)

Paris Hilton hacker impacts basketball

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The hacking and/or information theft from Paris Hilton's sidekick nearly halted a last-minute trade among NBA teams, this intrepid reporter has learned.

How did I learn this? By listening to early morning sports talk radio. Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban, on the radio (KTCK 1310AM to be specific) defending the trade of Alan Henderson and Calvin Booth to the Milwaukee Bucks for Keith Van Horn, said he was nearly out of the loop on the trade because he had to get a new phone number because his phone number was among those found in the hotel heiress' cell phone.

If Van Horn stiffs with the Mavericks, as many fans suspect, they may wish Cuban didn't get a new phone. Cuban said he received an amazing number of phone calls once the numbers were published.

Other phone numbers found on the phone of the camera-friendly socialite include as rapper Eminem, actor Vin Diesel, actress Lindsay Lohan, singers Christina Aguilera and Ashlee Simpson, and tennis players Andy Roddick and Anna Kournikova. Dallas Mavericks owner Cuban, who made his fortune as a computer reseller and by selling Internet technology to Yahoo, said he had met Hilton at several events and she often called him for help on charity events.

Cuban, who is known for getting fined by the NBA for his rants against officials, might turn his ranting to law enforcement officials to step up prosecution of hackers. One could only hope.

Posted by Bob Francis on February 25, 2005 02:49 PM

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