Pennsylvania hacker charged in Celebgate case for stealing nude photos
Mar16
on March 16, 2016
at 6:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Celebgate, celebrities, Hacking, Insider, Jennifer Lawrence, Nude photos, Phishing, Ryan Collins
36-year old Ryan Collins of Pennsylvania has been charged with felony computer hacking related to the Celebgate incident in 2014, in which several prominent entertainers’ nude photos were stolen and leaked online. Over the course of two years, Collins spent roughly two years running phishing scams to obtain usernames and passwords for 50 iCloud accounts and 72 Gmail accounts. He sent emails that appeared to be from Google and Apple to his victims — mostly female celebs, including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Ariana Grande — to get them to share their login details. Collins could face a maximum prison sentence…
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