Former high school teacher sentenced in ‘Celebgate’ nude photo hacking – IOTW Report

Former high school teacher sentenced in ‘Celebgate’ nude photo hacking

Breaking 911: RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced today to almost three years in prison for charges of unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft.

According to court documents, Christopher Brannan, 31, intentionally accessed without authorization Internet and email accounts, including Apple iCloud, Yahoo!, and Facebook accounts, and obtained complete iCloud backups, photographs, and other private information belonging to more than 200 victims, including both celebrities and non-celebrities. Brannan hacked email accounts by answering security questions that he could easily research by reviewing victims’ Facebook accounts.  more here

7 Comments on Former high school teacher sentenced in ‘Celebgate’ nude photo hacking

  1. Wait a second.
    You put your shit – naked pictures and what-not – on something called “The Cloud” and you’re surprised that others have access to them?
    Huh?
    I’m a pretty ignorant guy, but that seems self-evidently stupid to expect “privacy” from a public forum.

    Maybe I just don’t understand.

    izlamo delenda est …

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