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, TMZ reports.
Acording to the report, 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.
However, his luck ran out when he unknowing decided to sell the tapes to
cops. 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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