A hacker has apparently accessed private photos and emails sent between members of the Bush family, including images of what appear to be the former President's own self-portraits.
The Smoking Gun website said the hacker, who went by the online moniker Guccifer, gained access to emails, photos, private telephone numbers and addresses of Bush family members and friends.
The website displayed photos it said came from the hacker, including unfinished self portraits of a grey-haired man standing in the shower, and another of a man's legs partially submerged in bathwater.
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Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie said the agency was investigating. He would not elaborate.
The word "Guccifer" was plastered across the photos published on the website, which quotes "Guccifer" as describing himself as a veteran hacker who has long been in the government's sights.
Free email accounts from commercial providers are especially vulnerable to hackers who exploit easy-to-use features to reset email passwords.
