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  • Paris Hilton Gets Apology From The Nude Photo Hacker

    Cameron Lacroix, the 26-year-old hacker from New Bedford who’s responsible for the Paris Hilton nude photo leak back in 2005, has apologized to the celebrity for invading her privacy. The apology came as Lacroix is about to begin his four-year sentence for several counts of hacking including credit card fraud.

    In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Lacroix addressed Hilton, saying: “Paris, I’m sorry I put your information online. I should never have done it. I wouldn’t want it done to me”. He also talked about how he managed to acquire Paris Hilton’s personal data, which stemmed from his plan to hack T-Mobile’s system in order to win a free phone.

    “It all started because I wanted a T-Mobile phone,” he said in the interview. “Once I got in there, I realized, ‘Hey, I have access to everybody’s stuff!” Thinking that Paris Hilton probably owns a Sidekick because of her commercials for the company at the time, Lacroix decided to poke around. “Sure enough, it was under her name. I went into it and was shocked at what I saw.”

    Lacroix, who went under the online handles “cam0” and “Freak”, released Hilton’s personal data on the internet including the aforementioned nude photos as well as her phonebook and her messages. He was 16 at the time.

    Back in June, Lacroix pleaded guilty for his crimes which led to more than $1 million worth of damages to private firms. In October, US District Court Senior Judge Mark L. Wolf sentenced Lacroix to four years in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.

    Ever since his arrest, Cameron Lacroix has provided information to FBI in order to fix the lax security protocols of the same credit card companies that he has scammed in the past.

    Lacroix will be 30 when he gets out of jail in 2018, at which point he vows to put his skills to good use by continuing to aid the authorities.

  • Paris Hilton Phone Hacker Pleads Guilty To String Of Cyber Crimes

    Cameron Lacroix, also known as “cam0,” “leetjones,” or “Freak,” is once again in trouble with the authorities. In 2005, Lacroix hacked Paris Hilton’s cellphone and leaked incriminating photos of the socialite.

    Now, Lacroix is facing new charges as he allegedly stole bank information from over 14,000 account holders. Prosecutors said that he has been doing it for the last three years. He is also accused of breaking into the network of a law enforcement computer and computers in his college. He is facing two counts of computer intrusion and one count of access device fraud.

    The 25-year-old hacked into the computers at Bristol Community College several times in order to manipulate his grades and the grades of two other college students. In 2012, he hacked into a computer at the Massachusetts police department and gained access to private information, such as sex offender information, arrest warrants, intelligence reports, and police reports.

    According to the US District Attorney, Lacroix already agreed to plead guilty to all the charges. He will be serving four years in jail, followed by three years of supervised release.

    After the Paris Hilton incident, Lacroix already served 11 months in a juvenile detention center. He was a minor at that time, and was said to be the youngest member of a hacker group.

    In addition to the hacking activities, Lacroix has also pleaded guilty to being responsible for making bomb threats to two separate high schools. In 2005, the prosecutors reported that Lacroix’s victims sustained $1 million in damages due to his criminal activities.

    Prosecutors are now asking Lacroix to surrender a thumb drive and his Toshiba notebook computer, which he used for his hacking activities.

    The FBI Boston Division Cyber Task Force department investigated Lacroix’s case. Bristol Community College also cooperated with the investigation.

    Lacroix’s plea hearing has not been scheduled yet.

    Image via Paris Hilton, Twitter

  • Paris Hilton’s Phone Hacker In Trouble Again

    Paris Hilton’s phone hacker is in the news again and it seems this guy just can’t be around a computer without getting deep into trouble.

    Cameron Lacroix, 25, aka “cam0” or “Freak” or “leetjones”, hacked into Hilton’s phone in 2005 and leaked pictures of the heiress that he obtained. He then spent 11 months in a juvenile detention center for his crime.

    Lacroix actually has a huge rap sheet to answer for, like 18 counts of computer hacking related crimes in 2008. He is also guilty of making bomb threats at two different high schools and breaking into a telephone company’s electronic records to set up phone accounts for his friends.

    This time, Paris Hilton‘s nemesis (well, one of them anyway) is on the hook for breaking into his community college’s records and changing his grades and those of a few classmates. He also accessed law enforcement records, which contained “highly sensitive law enforcement data” such as “police reports, intelligence reports, arrest warrants, and sex offender information.”

    He then iced the cake with access to bank account records for thousands of people. All of these exploits began just three months after he was released from prison for Paris Hilton’s phone incident. He was ordered to surrender a Toshiba notebook computer and a thumb drive seized by police investigators.

    On a side note, is anyone else wondering why a kid with this much obvious skill is in community college?

    A US distric attorney stated in a press release that Lacroix has agreed to plead guilty to all charges and will serve four years in prison. Those will be followed by three years of “supervised release.”

    Then he will work for the NSA. Just putting that out there. It seems a good match, but only time will tell if this kid can pull together and make a career as a “white hat”.

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