Leaked Fling.com Record Raises Questions About Talarico Email
A record from the 2011 Fling.com data breach lists an account created with an email address that Talarico’s attorneys confirmed belonged to him and had been used by him. The profile, under the username “mohawk787,” was created on December 26, 2010, and lists interests including “FETISH” and “GROUPSEX.” The account’s creation and last-login timestamps are 54 seconds apart; the record does not show a later login before the breach became public in 2011.
Talarico’s lawyers said a hacker created the account using his email address and that it was never used. They also noted that the birth date and ZIP code in the leaked record do not match Talarico’s. The attorneys did not dispute the authenticity of the breach data or the email address’s connection to him.
The record marks the email as validated. The same address also appears in Myspace and Zynga breach records. A matching IP address appears in a Neopets breach record linked to an email associated with Talarico’s sister; the IP search places it in Austin. An IP address used by multiple people or assigned anew may appear in records for different users. The available material does not establish who created the Fling.com account, who controlled it, or whether anyone used it.
Leaked Account Record Does Not Establish Talarico Used It
A leaked profile tied to James Talarico’s email address is being used to raise questions about the Texas Senate candidate, but the record does not prove he created or used the account. The profile appeared in data from Fling.com’s 2011 breach and lists interests including “FETISH” and “GROUPSEX.”
Talarico’s attorneys confirmed the email address belonged to him and said a hacker used it to create the account. The leaked record lists a different birth date and ZIP code from Talarico’s. Its creation and last-login timestamps are only 54 seconds apart, with no later login shown before the breach; that does not establish who accessed the account or what happened beyond the recorded timestamps.
The same IP address also appears in a Neopets breach record linked to an email associated with Talarico’s sister, but shared or reassigned IP addresses can connect records belonging to different users. A validated-email field and matching records may invite suspicion, but they do not resolve the central question of who controlled the profile. Treating an uncertain data trail as proof would go beyond what the records establish.
Talarico Email Appears in Leaked Adult Dating Profile
A leaked adult dating profile connected to James Talarico’s email address raises questions his campaign’s legal response has not settled. The Fling.com record lists a December 2010 creation date, the username “mohawk787,” and interests including “FETISH” and “GROUPSEX.” Talarico’s attorneys confirmed the email was his, but say a hacker used it to create the account.
The record marks the address as validated, while its creation and last-login timestamps are 54 seconds apart. The same IP address appears in a Neopets breach record associated with an email linked to Talarico’s sister, and an IP search places it in Austin. His attorneys did not dispute the match. Shared or reassigned addresses are possible, and the records do not prove who created or used the Fling account.
Those caveats matter, but they do not erase the details that warrant scrutiny: the email’s connection to Talarico, the profile’s listed interests, and its validation status. His lawyers point to a mismatched birth date and ZIP code and blame a hacker. The public record leaves the account’s creator unresolved, so neither side can honestly present the leak as definitive proof.
Reported by Townhall, PJ Media.
