The hacker who broke in to email accounts and private computers of such people as Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, and Christina Aguilera. He has been charged with aggravated ID theft, accessing and damaging protected computers, and wiretapping. Christopher Chaney has says of his crime, " it's probably one of the worst kinds of invasions", but then why did he do it. He said that he started doing it out of sheer boredom, and just like and addiction he could not stop. He was even happy when they took away his computer stating, "he felt almost relieved". He was arrested as part of "Operation Hackerazzi" it was run by the Los Angels division of the FBI. They stated that Chaney was arrested for suspicions of computer intrusions targeting individuals in the entertainment industry. He was able to gain information about the celebrities by monitoring the public sites that they posted on and he would gather the information he needed to hack into their private emails, financial files, and their private pictures. He says he had no intention of selling anything he found that he just like being on the inside knowing things that most didn't about the people we see on the T.V. everyday. There are a lot of others out there doing what Chaney did but they just haven't been caught yet. Chaney released a note of apology today to the celebrities that he intruded on the private section of their lives.
Personally when I first read this was thinking that is so wrong to do to someone, but especially to someone who is already in the lime light from sun up to sun down, day in and day out. I still think this is wrong I'm not anybody famous but I would not want a complete stranger going through my computer for anything. I especially would not want my dirty laundry out there for everyone to see. So I can see why they would ask him to apologize to the people who's life he invaded.
However I do understand an addiction it is really hard once something is started, to stop doing it.
I hope this man gets the help he needs to curb his addiction before it seriously ruins his life.
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