Hacker pleads guilty to accessing Apple accounts of famous athletes and rappers
On Wednesday, a Georgia man pleaded guilty to hacking into the Apple accounts of several famous musicians and athletes and spending thousands of dollars from the victims’ accounts.
According to the Justice Department, Kwamaine Jerell Ford, 27, obtained the login credentials belonging to dozens of professional athletes, including NBA and NFL players, as well as famous rappers, through a phishing scheme. Ford sent emails from addresses pretending to be an Apple support representative.
The Justice Department did not disclose who exactly was hacked.
Apple received what the Justice Department cited as “hundreds” of unauthorized logins from the victims’ accounts. After receiving the login credentials, Ford would attempt to take control of...
source https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/29/18287242/apple-account-hacker-famous-athletes-rappers-phishing-scheme-guilty
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