Susan Atrach, a female hacker who is alleged to have breached singer Selena Gomez's account, faces a prison sentence of nine years and eight months. The hacker copied the singer's personal files and then leaked them online.
Susan Atrach hacked into the emails of singer Selena Gomez and her partner, stealing their data and then publishing it online, without permission.
Five charges in total weigh on the young hacker: She is accused of computer intrusion and use of electronic personal data for fraud or obtaining money and assets. She is also accused of illegal access and use of a computer as well as the use of personal data without the owner's permission.
The hack is part of The Fappening Saga, which chronicles the hacking of celebrity accounts.
Undoubtedly, account breaches of celebrities seem to greatly satisfy cybercriminals worldwide. The most common tactic they follow is through compromising the victim's cloud account. Some of the most recent celebrities who fell victim to the Fappening are Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and Miley Cyrus.
Informationally, most breaches were based on phishing scams that deceived victims resulting in them stealing login credentials by mimicking the appearance of a real website such as, for example, Apple's iCloud login page. As we all know, iPhones by default upload the device's content to iCloud for the purpose of creating backups.
Susan Atrach is expected to face the law on August 27, with her case still under investigation.
