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Sextortion, Hacking, Gets Former State Dept. Employee 57 Months In Prison

Michael Ford, 36, pleaded guilty to nine counts of cyberstalking, seven counts of computer hacking to extort, and one count of wire fraud. He accessed the email and social media accounts of 200 victims, including sororities and aspiring models. Ford then emailed at least 75 victims threatening to release explicit photos and videos of other young women if they did not obtain photos of other women. He followed through on threats to release those photos to their families, escort websites, etc. Ford was an employee of the US Embassy in London.”]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/sextortion-hacking-gets-former-state-dept-employee-57-months-in-prison

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