iPad Hacker Convicted For Stealing Email Addresses

An iPad hacker was convicted for stealing several email addresses from At&t servers which included the likes of NY Mayor Bloomberg and film mogul Harvey Weinstein.

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Andrew Auernheimer, of New York, was convicted of identity theft and conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to computers. Each count carries a maximum prison sentence of five years.

Prosecutors said the former Fayetteville, Arkansas, resident was part of an online group that tricked AT&T’s website into divulging email addresses, including those of Bloomberg, Weinstein, then-White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who is now mayor of Chicago, and other celebrities.

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