The man behind "celebgate" is going to jail for 18 months. 。
The Justice Department announced on Thursday that 36-year-old Pennsylvania resident Ryan Collins was sentenced after he obtained "illegal access of over 100 Apple and Google e-mail accounts," many of which belonged to celebrities. 。
SEE ALSO:Why hackers choose DDoS attacks 。SEE ALSO:Why hackers choose DDoS attacks 。
He had faced a possible five-year prison sentence and a fine of $250,000. 。
The story made headlines for days toward the end of 2014 after nude images and videos of celebrities were leaked online. 。 “I can't even describe to anybody what it feels like to have my naked body shoot across the world like a news flash against my will," Jennifer Lawrence, one of the most famous actresses whose nude images were stolen and uploaded, told 。Vanity Fair 。
in an article published in November, 2014. "It just makes me feel like a piece of meat that's being passed around for a profit.”
By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.。
Thanks for signing up! 。The DOJ made no mention of how the images were revealed to the public.。
Investigators said they didn't find evidence that Ryan Collins had uploaded the nude images he had illegally obtained.Credit: Brian Lawless/PA Wire 。
Collins used phishing emails to get a hold of usernames and passwords for the celebrities he hacked, and did so over an almost two-year period that ended in early September, 2014. 。
He fired off emails that tricked celebrities and others into thinking those emails came from Google and Apple, then had those people fill out passwords. From there, he dug around for images and videos and sometimes downloaded entire iCloud accounts. 。
Investigators determined his hacks involved more than 600 people, and many of them made their livelihoods in the "entertainment industry in Los Angeles." 。
Edward Majerczyk, 28, from Illinois pled guilty to taking part in the celebgate hacking in September, according to a separate DOJ statement. But the agency didn't find evidence that he had uploaded the images online, either. He will be sentenced in January, 2017.。
Collins' sentence is significantly lighter than the man behind a similar scheme who was sentenced to jail in 2012.。
Florida resident Christopher Chaney could have been sentenced to up to 121 years in prison for illegally accessing email accounts of around 50 celebrities, doing so by stalking their social media accounts to figure out what their passwords might be. 。
(责任编辑：綜合)
17 questions you can answer if you're a good communicatorMichael Jackson is getting a new animated Halloween specialBill Clinton channels Sean Spicer by hiding among the BushesWatch all the TV trailers from ComicThese glasses hide a fitness tracker on your faceOlympics official on Rio's green diving pool: 'Chemistry is not an exact science'
The diving pool for the Summer Olympics mysteriously turned green this week in Rio de Janeiro, then
...[详细]Michelle Obama's appearance at the ESPYs was the best part of the show
At this point, any sighting of the Obama family feels like a much needed embrace after an exhausting
...[详细]Nobody can get their head around this woman's unusual commuting setup
When you're a super busy business person, it's sometimes necessary to get a bit of work done on the
...[详细]John Boyega hits out at lack of diversity in 'Game of Thrones'
John Boyega has become the latest actor to criticise
。 Game of Thrones。for its lack of diversity.。The
...[详细]You can now play 'Solitaire' and 'Tic
Google just added two new fun Easter eggs to its search results.
。You can now play 。 Solitaire
。and 。 Ti
...[详细]One 'Game of Thrones' actress almost got fired for leaking her role
The secrecy surrounding 。Game of Thrones 。is formidable, even to viewers who just want to avoid spoile
...[详细]RED Hydrogen, the world's first holographic phone, launches in 2018
Forget the iPhone 8 and Galaxy Note 8. 。RED, the company that makes professional digital cameras for
...[详细]All the times Trump has refused to acknowledge Russia hacked the U.S.
In an alternate universe, the U.S. government is discussing a host of cybersecurity reforms to safeg
...[详细]Give your kitchen sponge a rest on this adorable bed
Our kitchen sponges do a lot of work. Don't they deserve a good night's rest?"Sure," said design stu
...[详细]We've got some questions for Beric Dondarrion and the Lord of Light
If the Game of ThronesSeason 7 premiere taught us anything, it was to keep an eye-patch squarely foc
...[详细]This company is hiring someone just to drink all day
Cristiano Ronaldo posts adorable photo with all his children and we're swooning
