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Chicago Man Admits Hacking over 300 People, Celebrities Included

July 5, 2016

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Edward Majerczyk, a 28-year-old from Chicago, pleaded guilty to hacking the Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts of over 300 people, including celebrities from the entertainment industry, the Department of Justice, Central District of California, said Friday.

The man violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by launching phishing schemes between November 2013 and August 2014 to steal usernames and passwords.

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