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Scarlett Johansson Hacker Sentenced to 10 Years in Jail

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Popular actress Scarlett Johansson’s e-mail accounts were broken into by a hacker, who will spend a decade in prison for his illegal actions.According to ABC News, 35-year old Jacksonville, Florida resident Christopher Chaney was sentenced to 10 years in jail by a federal judge for hacking the personal accounts of starlets Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and Christina Aguilera. In a tearful statement, Johansson said, “I have been truly humiliated and embarrassed. I find Christopher Chaney’s actions to be perverted and reprehensible.” Illicit photos of “The Avengers” star that were meant for then-husband Ryan Reynolds were leaked online last year. Christina Aguilera, who had numerous candid photographs released over the last few years, said in a statement, “That feeling of security can never be given back, and there is no compensation that can restore the feeling one has from such a large invasion of privacy.” Photos that were found on Kunis’ phone included topless pictures of Justin Timberlake and an image of Mila in the bath.

Plenty of other celebrities have fallen prey to hackers and had revealing photos released online – major examples include Jessica Alba, “Gossip Girl” star Blake Lively and “High School Musical” starlet Vanessa Hudgens. Poor Miley Cyrus had her Gmail account hacked when she was just 15, and revealing pictures apparently taken for Nick Jonas were posted online. And Selena Gomez’s Facebook account was hacked by a 21-year-old McDonald’s employee who threatened to release emails between Gomez and Justin Bieber to the press.

Chaney said he made no money from his actions, and had already pleaded guilty in federal court in Los Angeles to nine counts of computer hacking and wiretapping for the unauthorized access of email accounts of 50 people in the entertainment industry. He has also admitted that from at least November 2010 to October 2011, he hacked into the email accounts of Johansson, Kunis and others by taking their email addresses, clicking on the “Forgot your password?” feature and then resetting the passwords by correctly answering their security questions using publicly available information he found by searching the Internet. Prosecutors said that once Chaney gained exclusive control of the victims’ email accounts, he was able to access all of their email boxes. While in the accounts, Chaney also went through their contact lists to find email addresses of potential new hacking targets, according to prosecutor Lisa Feldman.

Most victims did not check their account settings, so even after they regained control of their email accounts, Chaney’s alias address remained in their settings, the plea agreement said. Copies of their incoming emails, including attachments, were sent to Chaney for weeks or months without his victims’ knowledge, allowing him to receive thousands of emails, according to the plea agreement.

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