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Arrest made in Hollywood hacking probe | Arrest made in Hollywood hacking probe |
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The FBI has arrested and charged a Florida man in a probe of email hacking that targeted Hollywood celebrities, US law enforcement officials say. | |
Christopher Chaney, 35, of Jacksonville, was arrested on Wednesday on charges stemming from a year-long probe known as Operation Hackerazzi. | |
He is accused of hacking into more than 50 email accounts. | |
According to an FBI statement, Mr Chaney offered up photos from the accounts to celebrity blog sites. | |
He is also alleged to have stolen financial information and film scripts through hacking email accounts. | |
"Unfortunately, Mr Chaney was able to access nude photos of some of the celebrities and some of them were uploaded on the internet," US Attorney Andre Birotte Jr said. | |
Mr Birotte confirmed that a recently circulated nude photo of film star Scarlett Johansson is part of the investigation. | |
Mr Chaney is charged with hacking Google, Apple and Yahoo email accounts. | |
He set up each account to forward a copy of every email received to himself, according to the charge sheet issues by a Los Angeles grand jury. | |
He faces up to 121 years in prison if convicted on all 26 charges, including accessing and damaging computers, wire tapping and identity theft. | |
The Florida man allegedly used several online aliases, including "anonygrrl" and "jaxjaguars911". |
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