Cameron LaCroix
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Cameron LaCroix, aka camo, cam0, camZero, cmuNNY, is a cybersecurity student and former computer hacker from the United States best known for breaching Paris Hilton's cellular phone,[1] accessing LexisNexis, and defacing the twitter accounts of Jeep and Burger King back in 2013.[2] He was subsequently charged with obtaining unauthorized access to various computer systems, [3] Prosecutors said victims of the teen's actions have suffered about $1 million in damages.[2] Pursuant to a plea agreement signed by the juvenile in August 2005, he received 11 months in a federally-contracted juvenile detention facility. After release, he was barred from using any device similar to a computer which made it difficult to socialize and obtain employment. In January 2007 his supervised release was revoked for having a cell phone. [2]
In July of 2014 he was charged with additional offenses stemming from the account takeovers of Jeep and Burger King's twitter accounts. Jeep's account was defaced to falsely represent that it had been purchased by General Motors' Cadillac, while Burger King's indicated it had been sold to McDonalds. As a result of this criminal activity he was sentenced to a term of 48 months of incarceration on October 27, 2014.[4]
A week later he appeared on NBC's Today Show as a guest, interviewed by Jeff Rossen. He extended a public apology to Paris Hilton and reflected on his past.[5] The segment details an obsession with computers that formulated when was 11 years old, approximately 6 years after his mother had died from a drug overdose.
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- ↑ Brian Krebs (13 September 2005); "Teen Pleads Guilty to Hacking Paris Hilton's Phone". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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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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