By Steven Musil
Tuesday, February 22 2005 09:13 AM
URL: http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/communications/0,39044192,39218704,00.htm

Paris Hilton seems to be having more trouble keeping her personal life personal, and this time the socialite has apparently exposed several A-list celebrities after the contents of her cell phone, including phone numbers of her friends, were published on the Internet.

A spokesman for local operator T-Mobile confirmed that information from Hilton's T-Mobile Sidekick has been posted online. The device allows owners to make phone calls, surf the Web, e-mail, instant message and take pictures, and uses an online server to store at least some information, including phone numbers.

"T-Mobile's computer forensics and security team is actively investigating to determine how Ms. Hilton's information was obtained," the company said in a statement. "This includes the possibility that someone had access to one of Ms. Hilton's devices and/or knew her account password."

The Drudge Report said it confirmed the authenticity of many of the numbers and e-mail addresses, including those of rapper Eminem, actresses Lindsay Lohan, actress Christina Aguilera, singer Ashlee Simpson, actor Vin Diesel, and tennis players Andy Roddick Anna Kournikova.

The information was allegedly posted on the Illmob.org Web site on Sunday, but is no longer accessible. The FBI has reportedly opened an investigation.

The company declined to say when the breach had occurred or when it was discovered, citing an ongoing investigation.

The revelation comes a month after T-Mobile admitted that a hacker had gained access to the names and Social Security numbers of 400 T-Mobile customers. The incident, which was discovered in late 2003, came to light after 21-year-old Nicolas Jacobsen was charged with the crime.

Jacobsen pleaded guilty Tuesday to one felony charge of accessing a protected computer and causing reckless damage. He is scheduled to be sentenced in May and faces a maximum possible sentence of five years imprisonment and a US$250,000 fine.