Hacker, stealing 30 accounts of celebrities iCloud, threatens to 5 years in prison

One of the hackers, confessed to the theft of personal data celebrities iCloud. 28 years old, edward Mazhorchik of chicago on July 1, 2016, was charged with illegal access to more than 300 accounts in cloud services, 30 of which people known in the entertainment industry in LA.

From 2013 to 2014 sent out victims of the letter purportedly on behalf of the security services internet provider, request usernames and passwords, and therefore had access to their personal information. The victims' names were not disclosed, Mazhorchik faces up to 5 years of imprisonment.

Just over a month pleaded guilty to another hacker ryan collins, cracking accounts of the stars, mainly Hollywood celebrities. As reported by the police, these two cases are unrelated, but both offender found within the framework of a federal investigation of each case, the so-called "Celebgate" when in the network have been personal photos and correspondence of stars.

Then victims were more than 100 people, including jennifer lawrence, Anna Kendrick, kelly garner, Alexander Cando, Mary-Kate Olsen, Rihanna, Avril Lavigne.

"These criminals not only hacked the accounts of people, but has violated their privacy, marking them serious moral damage," said the deputy head of the office Angeles airport fbi Dejdra Drawers. - Because most of us use electronic devices containing personal information such cases once again remind us of the need to protect their data. "