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'Fappening' Hacker Gets 18 Months in Prison


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Sux. At least it's Federal prison and he was able to plea down from 5 years.

 

http://gizmodo.com/fappening-hacker-who-stole-celebrity-nudes-gets-18-mont-1788306374

 

 

Ryan Collins, the Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to a felony hacking charge earlier this year in connection with the 2014 celebrity nude photo leak known as “The Fappening,” has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, authorities announced on Thursday.

Man Pleads Guilty to Celebrity "Fappening" Hacks
Ryan Collins of Pennsylvania will plead guilty to violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act as…
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According to prosecutors, the now 36-year-old Pennsylvania man used a phishing scheme to obtain the login credentials of “at least 50 iCloud accounts and 72 Gmail accounts, most of which belonged to female celebrities” over a period of almost two years.
“He sent e-mails to victims that appeared to be from Apple or Google and asked victims to provide their usernames and passwords,” said the Justice Department in a statement. “After illegally accessing the e-mail accounts, Collins obtained personal information including nude photographs and videos. In some instances, Collins would use a software program to download the entire contents of the victims’ Apple iCloud backups.”
Officials say Collins ran the phishing scheme from November 2012 until September 2014, when nude photographs of female celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence, Avril Lavigne and Kate Upton were leaked online in an event known as “Celebgate” or “The Fappening.” Interestingly, investigators said they found no evidence Collins himself leaked the photos.
Collins faced up to five years in prison, but as part of his plea deal, prosecutors recommended he be sentenced to only 18 months.
[The Guardian]

 

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