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Illinois man agrees to plead guilty in celebrity hacking

LOS ANGELES: An Illinois man accused of breaking into the Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts of celebrities to obtain their private photos and videos has agreed to

Published on: Jul 3, 2016, 05:58:00 IST
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LOS ANGELES: An Illinois man accused of breaking into the Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts of celebrities to obtain their private photos and videos has agreed to plead guilty to a felony computer hacking charge, prosecutors said on Friday. Edward Majerczyk, 28, facing up to five years in prison, is the second man charged in a federal investigation into the leaks of nude photos of several actresses including Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence.

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