Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, January 25, 2016.
Man sentenced to nine months in prison for role in hacking nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and other celebrities
Southwest-side resident Edward Majerczyk has been sentenced to nine months in prison for his role in the 2014 “Celebgate” nude-photo hacking scandal. Majerczyk allegedly used a phishing scam to “illegally gain access to more than 300 Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts from November 2013 to August 2014, including at least 30 belonging to celebrities in the Los Angeles area,” according to the Tribune. Nude photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence, model Kate Upton, and many other celebrities then surfaced online, even though he is not accused of posting any of the images he accessed. The 29-year-old didn’t only target celebrities, but also “people he came across in his life,” according to prosecutors.”The conduct is abhorrent,” U.S. District Judge Charles Kocoras said during the sentencing hearing. “It’s a very, very trying time that we live in.” [Tribune]
