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Christopher Chaney Pleads Guilty: Celebrity Email Hacking Case

Christopher Chaney entered guilty pleas to nine felony counts in federal court today, admitting that he hacked into dozens of celebrities' e-mail accounts, including those of Mila Kunis and Scarlett Johansson, according to the Los Angeles Times. . "Today's guilty pleas shine a bright light on the dark underworld of computer hacking," said U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr., whose office prosecuted the case, according to the Los Angeles Times. "This case demonstrates that everyone, even public figures, should take precautions to shield their personal information from the hackers that inhabit that dark underworld." The link for this article located at CNET is no longer available. . 'Today's guilty pleas shine a bright light on the dark underworld of computer hacking,' said U.S. At. christopher, chaney, entered, guilty, pleas, felony, counts, federal, court, today. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Mar 27, 2012 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks
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Email Accounts Hacked in 15 Minutes: Overview of Security Experiment

A recently posted video on YouTube teaches viewer's how to hack into someone's email account in just 15 minutes. The video showed a group of volunteers follow an online "man in the middle technique" tutorial. It showed them learn in just fifteen minutes how to hack into a computer network. It went on to show them using the technique to obtain each other's login details and passwords. . The experiment was carried out by the internet security company the CPP Group. The experiment used volunteers from numerous different backgrounds including a baker and a retiree. To date there are an estimated 20,000 videos available on YouTube alone that teach viewers the basics of hacking social media profiles, email accounts, smartphones and PayPal accounts. The link for this article located at International Business Times is no longer available. . The experiment was carried out by the internet security company the CPP Group. The experiment used v. recently, posted, video, youtube, teaches, viewer's, someone's, email, account. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 May 27, 2011 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks
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George Bronk Pleads Guilty To Email Hacking And Computer Intrusion

Computer hacker George Samuel Bronk, 23, of Citrus Heights California, pleaded guilty to seven felony charges which included hacking into e-mail accounts and Facebook accounts of women in 17 states and in England.. The felony charges include "computer intrusion, false impersonation and possession of child pornography." Bronk faces up to six years in imprisonment and will be registered as a sex offender. Bronk was first arrested in September with a catch of 3,200 emails and around 170 explicit photographs of women in his hard drive. His modus operandi included specifically targeting Facebook accounts of women who also posted their email ids on the account. He would then attempt to enter into the email accounts by using leads given on the Facebook account to answer security questions like "What's your mother's maiden name?" of "What's your first pet's name?" etc. The link for this article located at International Business Times is no longer available. . Samuel George Bronk admits to charges of cyber intrusion, identity theft, and illegal ownership of explicit images taken from females.. Email Hacking,Cybercrime,Computer Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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