Cameron_Lacroix

Cameron LaCroix

Cameron LaCroix

American hacker

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 In January 2007 his supervised release was revoked due to possession of a cell phone.[3]

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

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