Man charged with hacking celebs' emails, stealing scripts
12/22/2015 4:44 pm PST
via WTRF:
NEW YORK -- (WTRF/AP) -- A man was arrested and held for allegedly hacking into celebrities' email accounts to steal unreleased movie and TV scripts and sex tapes, and allegedly trying to sell some of the scripts, boasting to an undercover agent that he had dossiers on at least 130 stars and bigshots in entertainment, sports and media, federal prosecutors in New York said.
READ: U.S. Dept. of Justice criminal complaint
Alonzo Knowles was being held without bail after a court appearance Tuesday on criminal copyright infringement and identity theft charges as court documents described a scheme that also involved proffering unreleased music, an actor's passport and Social Security number and an explicit video of a radio host, though authorities didn't identify any victims.
FULL STORY: Man charged with hacking celebs' emails, stealing scripts - WTRF
