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Another Hacker Responsible for “The Fappening” Sentenced to 9-Months in Prison
After pleading to felony computer hacking charges last year, 29-year old Edward Majerczyk of Illinois was sentenced to nine-months in federal prison on Tuesday for his role in the Fappening scandal. Majerczyk was able to gain access to emails and private online storage of various celebrities and models including Jennifer…
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Celebrity Nude Hacker Given Prison Sentence
The 36-year-old hacker responsible for 2014’s notorious celebrity nude hack – dubbed “The Fappening” – has been sentenced to 18 month in prison. Ryan Collins, of Lancaster, Pensylvania, was sentenced after pleading guilty to federal hacking charges, and admitted during the trial to illegally obtaining the passwords of over 100…
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4chan Founder ‘Moot’ Leaves the Site
Founder of 4chan Christopher Poole, better known under the pseudonym ‘Moot’, has said farewell to the site he started 11 years ago. He said his goodbyes in a live broadcast on YouTube, watched by over 400,000 people. ‘Moot’ announced his departure in a front page post on 4chan on Wednesday,…
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Reddit Censors Links to Celebrity Photo Hack
In a controversial move, Reddit’s CEO Yishan Wong offered a blog post explaining as to why the company rarely takes down “morally objectionable or otherwise inappropriate” subreddits – all whilst the site took down /r/TheFappening and related subreddits that pointed towards the recent celebrity photo hack. Since going live with…
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