MN Man Hacked Up To 100 Women's Facebook Accounts
Minnesota police have charged a man with duping 13 women, age 17 to 26, into becoming friends on Facebook, then stealing their photos and other personal information to share with sex-industry sites.
Minnesota police have charged a man with duping 13 women, age 17 to 26, into becoming friends on Facebook, then stealing their photos and other personal information to share with sex-industry sites.
However, the accused, 26-year-old Timothy Noirjean, told police the number of victims he hacked or attempted to hack could number 100 or higher. He’s due in court May 26, according to the Kansas City Star.
Noirjean admitted to obtaining the email accounts of victims through their Facebook pages, then persuaded the women to share answers to their security questions so he could reset their passwords.
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