Cameron LaCroix

American hacker
Cameron LaCroix
Other namescamo, cam0, camZero, cmuNNY
Years activec. 1999 – c. 2019[1]
Known forHacking Paris Hilton's cell phone, accessing LexisNexis, and defacing Burger King's Twitter account

Cameron LaCroix, aka camo, cam0, camZero, cmuNNY, is an American computer hacker best known for the hacking of Paris Hilton's cellular phone,[2] accessing LexisNexis, and defacing Burger King's Twitter account.[3] He has also been convicted of intentionally causing damage to a protected computer system, obtaining information from a protected computer system, wire fraud, and aggravated identity fraud.[4] Prosecutors said victims of the teen's actions have suffered about $1 million in damages.[3] Pursuant to a plea agreement signed by the juvenile in August 2005, he received 11 months in a federal juvenile detention facility. In January 2007 his supervised release was revoked due to possession of a cell phone.[3]

In June 2008, an indictment for Cameron LaCroix was returned from New Bedford Superior Court in Bristol County on a series of counts for computer offenses.[5]

References

  • Shapiro, Scott J. (23 May 2023). Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks (EPUB). Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-60118-8.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Shapiro (2023)
  2. ^ Brian Krebs (13 September 2005); "Teen Pleads Guilty to Hacking Paris Hilton's Phone". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Brian Krebs (February 27, 2007). "They'll Always Have Paris". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  4. ^ "Slip Opinions | Social Law Library | Boston, MA".
  5. ^ "COMMONWEALTH v. CAMERON LACROIX, Defendant". 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.

General references

  • Daniel Bukszpan (23 October 2013); AMERICAN GREED: THE FUGITIVES – The new muggers: People who committed shocking cybercrimes. CNBC.
  • Veronica Linares (3 June 2014); Paris Hilton hacker faces new charges after breaking into community college's network. United Press International.
  • Adam Greenberg (3 June 2014); FBI charges Massachusetts man with computer hacking, payment card theft. SC Magazine.
  • Curt Brown (3 June 2014); New Bedford student charged with computer hacking, changing grades at BCC. The Standard-Times (New Bedford). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  • John Hawes (26 June 2014); Serial hacker Cameron Lacroix gets four year jail term after taking plea bargain. Naked Security, Sophos.
  • Dan Goodin (3 July 2014); Feds unmask mystery hacker who "hamburgled" Burger King Twitter account. Ars Technica.
  • Kevin Collier (4 July 2014); Feds finally press charges against great Burger King Twitter hacker of 2013. Daily Dot.
  • Shea Bennett (8 July 2014); Twitter @BurgerKing Hacker Given Four Year Jail Term. adweek.
  • Milton J. Valencia (28 October 2014); Apologetic New Bedford hacker gets 4-year jail sentence. The Boston Globe.
  • Associated Press (28 October 2014); New Bedford hacker gets 4 years in prison. The Providence Journal.
  • Tom Winter; Jeff Rossen; Jovanna Billington (4 November 2014); Ex-teen hacker tells Paris Hilton he's sorry. NBC News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  • David Kushner (23 November 2015); The Hacking of Hollywood. Wired.
  • USAO, Massachusetts (13 September 2019); Recidivist Hacker Sentenced for Violating Supervised Release Conditions. US Department of Justice; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts.
  • Doni Holloway (6 June 2023); Decoding the information age with Scott Shapiro: podcast and transcript. MSNBC. MP3 audio. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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