A Bahamian man has been charged with hacking
into the email accounts of 130 celebrities and
stealing sex tapes, sexually explicit photos, movie
scripts and other sensitive personal items.
Alonzo Knowles allegedly hacked into email
accounts by sending a virus that allowed him to
access the data. According to the complaint, he
offered to sell some of the material to an
undercover officer, saying it was worth hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
The officer told Knowles, who goes by Jeff
Moxey, he would pay $80k for an upcoming
episode of a TV series. Knowles agreed to seal
the deal and was promptly arrested.
Knowles also told the officer he had the social
security number of a “very popular A-list celebrity”
along with 30 unreleased tracks on their
upcoming album.
In addition to gaining access through a virus,
Knowles allegedly would send the celebs a fake
text message, making it seem like the account
had been hacked and asking for the password to
secure the account. Strangely, some of the celebs
did just that.
The complaint does not say which celebs were
targeted.
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