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- A Connecticut man charged with breaking into 240 iCloud accounts as part of the Celebgate saga has pleaded guilty for his role in the crime. George Garofano, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information which carries a maximum prison term of five years.
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Apr 12, 2018 · George Garofano, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information which carries a maximum prison term of five years. Sentencing has not yet been determined. He was released on $50,000 bond.
- Patrick Howell O'neill
Jul 4, 2016 · A US man has pleaded guilty to running a phishing campaign to steal private pictures and videos from film and TV stars. Edward Majerczyk, of Chicago, was arrested after police...
Aug 29, 2018 · George Garofano was sentenced to eight months in prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to hacking 240 iCloud accounts and taking part in a campaign known as “Celebgate” that resulted in the posting of nude photographs of female celebrities online.
- Patrick Howell O'neill
Oct 28, 2016 · A Pennsylvania court has sentenced a man to 18 months in jail for hacking into the accounts of celebrities and stealing nude photos and videos. Ryan Collins, 36, pleaded guilty to the charges...
Aug 30, 2018 · Garafano pleaded guilty to charges that he compromised the privacy of celebrities and non-celebrities by engaging in a sophisticated phishing scheme in which he tricked his victims into providing the usernames and passwords for their Apple iCloud accounts, according to court documents.
- Michael Blackmon
- Buzzfeed News Reporter
Jul 2, 2016 · A second hacker in the 2014 hacking scandal known as "Celebgate" pled guilty on Friday. Edward Majerczyk, a 28-year-old Chicago man, admitted that he illegally got into over 300 iCloud and...
Mar 1, 2019 · A hacker who pleaded guilty for his part in the 'Celebgate' hack, involving phishing for credentials and attempting to access more than 200 iCloud, Yahoo, and Facebook accounts controlled by...
