Ryan Collins Admits to Hacking Celebrities
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 03/22/2016 12:08 PM
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FBI officials are saying that, between November 2012 and September 2014, Ryan Collins, 36, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, used spear-phishing emails made to look like they were coming from official Google and Apple accounts, luring victims into entering their account credentials on a fake website.
According to the FBI, Collins hacked 50 iCloud accounts and 72 Gmail accounts, most of which belonged to female celebrities.
Collins admitted to hacking the accounts but denied that he uploaded the photos, thereby negotiating a lighter pleas agreement.
Collins could face 5 years in jail, but the prosecution team is recommending a lighter sentence of only 18 months.
Fappening victims included celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence, Rihanna, Scarlet Johansson, Gabrielle Union, Kirsten Dunst, Ariana Grande, Jill Scott, Hope Solo, Hillary Duff, Jenny McCarthy, Kim Kardashian, Kaley Cuoco, Kate Upton, Victoria Justice, McKayla Maroney, and many others.
Source: SoftPedia
According to the FBI, Collins hacked 50 iCloud accounts and 72 Gmail accounts, most of which belonged to female celebrities.
Collins admitted to hacking the accounts but denied that he uploaded the photos, thereby negotiating a lighter pleas agreement.
Collins could face 5 years in jail, but the prosecution team is recommending a lighter sentence of only 18 months.
Fappening victims included celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence, Rihanna, Scarlet Johansson, Gabrielle Union, Kirsten Dunst, Ariana Grande, Jill Scott, Hope Solo, Hillary Duff, Jenny McCarthy, Kim Kardashian, Kaley Cuoco, Kate Upton, Victoria Justice, McKayla Maroney, and many others.
Source: SoftPedia
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