Celebrity hacker sentenced to ten years in prison
The 36-year-old Christopher Chaney was sentenced in Los Angeles to ten years imprisonment and a compensation of about $ 66,000. Chaney had been in March, to be broken into the computer and email accounts of more than 50 singers and actresses. The victims included, among others Christina Aguilera, Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and Renee Olstead.
Chaney was known to be guilty to nine offenses, including illegal eavesdropping and unauthorized access to other computers. For acknowledgment of debt in March, Christopher Chaney had admitted to be at least eleven months collapsed repeatedly in e-mail accounts. For that he had "forgotten password" feature of webmail used their security questions he answered on the basis of privileged information.
In the configuration pages of his webmail, he wore a mail forwarding address. He was forced to join all emails, sent the others to the owners of the hacked accounts. Chaney also sometimes sent e-mails on behalf of his victims and asked to contact their private photos. About the address books of compromised accounts to hangelte Chaney continue to other destinations.
For Chaney appears to have become breaking into other people's computers to addiction: After securing his private computer by the FBI he was using someone else's computer to break into another mail account. The found photos and information he shared with another hacker and passed it on to two tabloid websites.
In the verdict, the judge pointed out that the accused had to the victims a "callous disregard" (callous disregard) shown - have two unknown victims to Chaney even adjusted for over ten years. Judge S. James Otero noted further, extreme emotional distress could have just as devastating as physical injuries. Originally, the sentence will be announced in July. Chaney threatened 60 years in prison
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