Obama aides said no voicemails or e-mails were accessed.
In a statement, Verizon Wireless President and CEO Lowell McAdam
apologized to Obama and disclosed the breach, saying: "a number of
Verizon Wireless employees have, without authorization, accessed
and viewed President-elect Barack Obama's personal cell phone
account."
He said the account has been inactive for several months and
Obama had been using a simple voice flip-phone without email
capabilities.
"All employees who have accessed the account -- whether
authorized or not -- have been put on immediate leave, with pay,"
McAdam said. "Employees with legitimate business needs for access
will be returned to their positions, while employees who have
accessed the account improperly and without legitimate business
justification will face appropriate disciplinary action."
Verizon workers look at Obama phone records
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