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Celebrity photo-hacking scandal traced to Chicago home, affidavit reveals
Source: Associated Press
Celebrity photo-hacking scandal traced to Chicago home, affidavit reveals
Associated Press in Chicago
Wednesday 10 June 2015 22.32 BST
The trail of a celebrity photo-hacking scandal led the FBI to an unassuming brick home in Chicago, according to recently unsealed court documents that reveal agents zeroed in on a computer they linked to nearly 600 hacked personal data-storage accounts.
Some accounts belonged to female stars whose nude photos were leaked online. The FBI seized computers and cellphones from the south-west side home in October, but no charges have been filed.
No one answered the door when the Associated Press visited the address Wednesday. A phone number associated with the address went unanswered.
At the time of the raid, investigators believed an IP address for a computer at the home was used to access Apple iCloud accounts belonging to celebrities, according to an affidavit unsealed in April.
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Associated Press in Chicago
Wednesday 10 June 2015 22.32 BST
The trail of a celebrity photo-hacking scandal led the FBI to an unassuming brick home in Chicago, according to recently unsealed court documents that reveal agents zeroed in on a computer they linked to nearly 600 hacked personal data-storage accounts.
Some accounts belonged to female stars whose nude photos were leaked online. The FBI seized computers and cellphones from the south-west side home in October, but no charges have been filed.
No one answered the door when the Associated Press visited the address Wednesday. A phone number associated with the address went unanswered.
At the time of the raid, investigators believed an IP address for a computer at the home was used to access Apple iCloud accounts belonging to celebrities, according to an affidavit unsealed in April.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/10/celebrity-nude-photo-hacking-scandal-chicago
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