Celebrity Photos Send Hacker to Jail
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 09/28/2016 10:28 AM
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Got celebrities nude photos? Go directly to jail.
Edward Majerczyk stole photos of at least 30 celebrities and pleaded guilty Tuesday in US federal court.
According to the plea agreement, Majerczyk confessed to one count of "unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information."
The guilty plea could have sent him to prison for 5 years, but under the agreement, the prosecutor suggested a term of 9 months.
The breaches occurred in 2013 and 2014 when Majerczyk hacked into the iCloud and Gmail accounts of celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence and Brie Larson, and model Kate Upton, and stole photographs of the women in various states of undress.
Majerczyk's lawyer Thomas Needham argued that Majerczyk had no intent to disseminate the photos and said he only wanted them for his own "satisfaction and enjoyment."
Investigators are continuing to look for the hacker that leaked the photos.
"It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime," Jennifer Lawrence told Vanity Fair. "It is a sexual violation. It's disgusting."
Source: Security Week
Edward Majerczyk stole photos of at least 30 celebrities and pleaded guilty Tuesday in US federal court.According to the plea agreement, Majerczyk confessed to one count of "unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information."
The guilty plea could have sent him to prison for 5 years, but under the agreement, the prosecutor suggested a term of 9 months.
The breaches occurred in 2013 and 2014 when Majerczyk hacked into the iCloud and Gmail accounts of celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence and Brie Larson, and model Kate Upton, and stole photographs of the women in various states of undress.
Majerczyk's lawyer Thomas Needham argued that Majerczyk had no intent to disseminate the photos and said he only wanted them for his own "satisfaction and enjoyment."
Investigators are continuing to look for the hacker that leaked the photos.
"It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime," Jennifer Lawrence told Vanity Fair. "It is a sexual violation. It's disgusting."
Source: Security Week
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