New York — Paris Hilton's T-Mobile cellphone address book has been hacked - a security breach that has caused hundreds of high-profile celebrities to run for cover as their private phones and answering services continue to be flooded with calls from around the world.

To protect the privacy of the individuals involved, Tabloid Column is not listing the phone numbers, but can report that celebrities from Hollywood, to New York, to Florida - and beyond - are included in Hilton's massive address book.

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Hilton's address book contains a Hollywood Who's Who list of telephone numbers and email addresses for high-profile celebrities.

For example, in southern California (310 & 323 area codes), there is Christina Aguilera, Ashley Olsen, Ashlee Simpson, Vin Diesel - even OJ Simpson attorney Robert Shapiro.

Then in south Florida (305) there is a not-so-happy Anna Kournikova, in New York there's Eminem and Lindsay Lohan, to the north is Avril Lavigne in Ontario, Canada, and even an outraged Victoria Gotti in Long Island.

In addition to all the phone numbers, there are dozens of private email addresses, nude and promiscuous photos, and emailed notes and correspondence.

This appears to be at least the second security breach for T-Mobile.  A sophisticated computer hacker had access to servers at wireless giant T-Mobile for at least a year, which he used to monitor U.S. Secret Service e-mail, obtain customers' passwords and Social Security numbers, and download candid photos taken by Sidekick users, including Hollywood celebrities.

Update: It's Confirmed to be a Sidekick II.  Bryan Zidar, a spokesman for T-Mobile verified the authenticity of this story "Her information is on the Internet. We don't know if it was hacked or if someone got a hold of her password."  According to Zidar, Hilton used the Sidekick II (photo above), a multi-purposed personal electronic device that uses an online server to store at least some information, including phone numbers.

T-Mobile's Zidar added that since Sunday night a number of sites had posted Hilton's personal contacts, but the sites kept changing as the Secret Service, which Zidar said investigates computer crimes, shuts them down.  "As soon as one comes up the secret service is all over it," he said.

Update II: Sex Tape Cash-In?.  Celebrity Justice is analyzing the personal notes hacked from her cellphone - and wondering if it reveals a sex tape cash-in.  According to Celebrity Justice, there was correspondence with the Internet porn company that released clips of the home video featuring Paris and her then-boyfriend Rick Solomon.  When the clips were first released in 2003, Paris, Mavard (the Seattle Internet porn company) and Solomon began a war of lawsuits. Paris was outraged over the Internet clips and Solomon denied he released them. Then suddenly, one by one, the lawsuits were quietly dropped, according to the Celebrity Justice report.

Hilton's rep said the heiress has changed her number and is still reeling from the debacle, according to the New York Post.  She had even promoted the Sidekick II in TV ads.  "We're just trying to find out how this all happened. I have no idea what is going on or if the FBI is investigating," said her publicist, Gina Hoffman, who added that the heirhead is in Florida filming a new season of the "The Simple Life."

Update III: How Paris Got Hacked.  Like many online service providers, T-Mobile requires users to answer a "secret question" if they forget their passwords. According to the O'Reilly Network, for Hilton's account, the secret question was "What is your favorite pet's name?" By correctly providing the answer, any internet user could change Hilton's password and freely access her account.  Hilton makes no secret of her affection for her Chihuahua. Last August, Hilton offered a reward of $5,000 when her beloved Tinkerbell disappeared after the house she shared with sister Nicole was burglarized.

Update IV: 'I want to apologize.'  In an interview with Us Weekly magazine, on newsstands Friday, Hilton says: "I feel horrible that, once again, someone has invaded my privacy. I want to apologize to all my friends and family. I don't know why this stuff always happens to me, but I wish it wouldn't anymore.
 

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