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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Celebrity Hacker Christopher Chaney Pleads “Not Guilty”

After famously hacking the cell phones of celebrities like Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis, and Scarlett Johansson, 35-year-old Christopher Chaney of Florida has been arrested on several charges, including:

  • 25 counts of aggravated identity theft
  • Fraud
  • Wiretapping
  • Unauthorized access

The arrest, which occurred in mid-October, came after a year-long FBI investigation into celebrity hacking that authorities had dubbed “Operation Hackerazzi.” The FBI believes that Chaney has hacked over 50 email accounts and hijacked their forwarding features, enabling him to receive copies of any data sent from the cell phones. He faces a prison sentence of 121 years.

Cheney’s family claims that he was only one of many hackers, and that he was not the leader of the outfit. “The law hasn’t caught the big guys yet,” one family member stated. “He just got caught up in this whole thing. It was like a game.”

Cheney pleaded “not guilty” on Tuesday morning, and a trial has been scheduled for December 27th, 2011.

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