Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis hacker faces up to 60 years in jailMarch 27, 2012 - 16:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis can breathe easy now. The man who stood accused of hacking into the email accounts of Johansson, Kunis and others has pleaded guilty to nine felony counts, including unauthorized access to a protected computer in furtherance of wiretapping and wire fraud, The Wrap reported. Christopher Chaney, who was indicted on 28 counts, faces up to 60 years in prison. During his hearing, Chaney - a 35-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Fla. - admitted that he had hacked into Johansson, Kunis and approximately 50 other entertainment-industry denizens' email accounts by clicking on their emails, hitting the "Forgot your password?" feature, and then correctly answering the security questions using information he'd found during an internet search. Cheney admitted downloading photographs he obtained, many of which were explicit, to a fellow hacker and a pair of gossip websites. Nude photos of Johansson, which she took herself and were intended for her then-husband Ryan Reynolds, subsequently wound up on the internet. Chaney also said that, after hacking into his victims' accounts, he would send emails to the victims' friends, posing as the friends to ask for more photographs. “Today's guilty pleas shine a bright light on the dark underworld of computer hacking,” U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr, whose office prosecuted the case, said. “This case demonstrates that everyone, even public figures, should take precautions to shield their personal information from the hackers that inhabit that dark underworld. It also demonstrates that the Department of Justice will take whatever steps are necessary to protect Americans from harm in cyberspace.” Chaney is scheduled for sentencing on July 23. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 11 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. Second round of Armenia-Azerbaijan talks set for May 11 The second round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will take place on May 11. About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. |