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33. From Dec 2012: Christopher Chaney sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacking

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 09:50 PM

Aug 2014

Christopher Chaney sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacking into personal online accounts of celebs Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, Christina Aguilera

LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge on Monday sentenced a man who hacked into the personal online accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and other women to 10 years in prison.

U.S. District Judge S. James Otero sentenced Christopher Chaney in Los Angeles after hearing from a tearful Johansson in a videotaped statement..

The biggest spectacle in the case was the revelation that nude photos taken by Johansson herself and meant for her then-husband Ryan Reynolds were placed on the Internet.

Read the whole article at: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/hollywood-hacker-10-years-jail-article-1.1222151

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It appears Jennifer Lawrence's nude pictures got hacked (iCloud related- big hack) [View all] LittleBlue Aug 2014 OP

In the digital age....nothing is private anymore davidn3600 Aug 2014 #1

This is why I've never used "the cloud." NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author rocktivity Aug 2014 #29

You'll never see my nekkid pics leaked online NightWatcher Aug 2014 #3

4chan is the true asshole sharp_stick Aug 2014 #4

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #6

So women were victimized and you've looked at their stolen property and are publicizing it on DU? LeftyMom Aug 2014 #7

It's everywhere outside DU LittleBlue Aug 2014 #12

Then go post there! We don't want this shit. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #14

"It's the biggest scandal since the British tabloids hacked that missing person's phone." Brickbat Aug 2014 #18

The magnitude will be realized tomorrow. joshcryer Aug 2014 #35

WTF is wrong with you? Brickbat Aug 2014 #9

Why? Just why? NuclearDem Aug 2014 #13

This sums up their mindset perfectly: Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #22

So we've gone from "it wouldn't have happened if she hadn't dressed that way" rocktivity Aug 2014 #27

I also fail to understand how that bunch is so vehemently against Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #28

Hypocrisy, thy name is 4chan. Chan790 Aug 2014 #32

Ah-ha! I was right! It turns out she IS naked under her clothes! Iggo Aug 2014 #5

I cannot understand how anyone can assume any picture they post online is truly private. tblue37 Aug 2014 #8

not only with photos, but everything online is apparently available to hackers NightWatcher Aug 2014 #10

Neither can I, but ... surrealAmerican Aug 2014 #24

Well, it still is about as safe as posting something online with "privacy" settings. tblue37 Aug 2014 #25

Not the website to admit you know anything about it. conservaphobe Aug 2014 #11

I think a lot of folks, including celebrities and movie studios, lovemydog Aug 2014 #15

I think that's a self-serving excuse to deny women their consent. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #16

I hope you are being sarcastic and just forgot the tag with that statement. ScreamingMeemie Aug 2014 #17

Upon being informed that Elvis Presley had died rocktivity Aug 2014 #19

So it'd be a good PR move if a female celeb were raped and there was a drawn out rape trial NightWatcher Aug 2014 #21

Extrapolate much? HERVEPA Aug 2014 #26

Not much, considering this big word: CONSENT. alp227 Aug 2014 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Aerows Aug 2014 #20

This is what Snowden meant about nudes. joshcryer Aug 2014 #23

"If it's not on your hard drive, it can be hacked" rocktivity Aug 2014 #30

And even then encrypt. joshcryer Aug 2014 #36

After downloading the latest Adobe Flash player rocktivity Aug 2014 #31

From Dec 2012: Christopher Chaney sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacking PoliticAverse Aug 2014 #33

Once again...the latest "cutting edge" technology - takes a shit. RagAss Aug 2014 #37

I hope it's the nail in the coffin for the cloud jakeXT Sep 2014 #38

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #39

yeah, clicking on that is a terrible idea AngryAmish Sep 2014 #40

This thread has almost 11000 views. RiffRandell Sep 2014 #41

Followup: This could be the iCloud flaw that led to celebrity photos being leaked PoliticAverse Sep 2014 #42