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Gmail password hacker 20163/31/2024 Once he logged into those accounts, he was free to poke around and grab whatever he wanted. He got his hands on about 448 logins for around 363 email accounts. There, the victims entered their usernames and passwords, and then away those credentials went to Helton. The emails asked users to “verify” their accounts by clicking on a link that took them to a site rigged to look like a real Apple or Google login page. The US Attorney’s office said that Helton phished logins from 363 Apple and Google email accounts by sending “email verification” messages that looked like they were from Apple or Google. Yes, some of his victims were celebrities, according to a press release put out by the US Attorney’s office in Los Angeles.Īndrew Helton, 29, of Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty last Thursday – 18 February – to a felony violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA): specifically, to a charge of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information. An Oregon man has admitted to tricking hundreds of people into handing over their Apple and Gmail passwords, to breaking into their accounts, and to stealing their X-rated pictures.
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