NFL and NBA athletes whose social-media accounts were taken over have been thrown the ball of justice. Trevontae Washington of Thibodaux, La., and Ronnie Magrehbi, of Orlando, Fla., faced separate judges in the Eastern District of Louisiana and Middle District of Florida, respectively, on Wednesday. Washington allegedly specialized in NBA and NFL players, and phished for their credentials by taking advantage of public platforms like Instagram. He would send them messages with embedded links to what appeared to be legitimate log-in sites, prosecutors said. Washington then sold access to the compromised accounts to others for $500 to $1,000.
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