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Jacksonville, Florida, man pleaded not guilty yesterday to hacking into
the email accounts of celebrities such as Christina Aguilera, Mila
Kunis and Scarlett Johansson, whose nude photos eventually landed on the
Internet. Christopher Chaney made his first court appearance in
California, where he’s been indicted on 26 counts, including
unauthorized access to a computer and wiretapping. If convicted, he
faces up to 121 years in prison. U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick Walsh
denied federal prosecutors’ request to remand Chaney to custody but
modified his bond to $110,000, and he will wear an electronic monitoring
device upon his return to Florida. A trial has been
scheduled for December 27th. Chaney was arrested as part of a yearlong
investigation of celebrity hacking that authorities dubbed “Operation
Hackerazzi.” There were more than 50 victims in the case.
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