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Former NFL, Michigan assistant coach Matt Weiss charged with hacking for athlete's intimate photos


DETROIT (AP) — Former NFL and University of Michigan assistant football coach Matt Weiss hacked into the computer accounts of thousands of college athletes seeking intimate photos and videos, according to an indictment filed Thursday.

DETROIT (AP) — Former NFL and University of Michigan assistant football coach Matt Weiss hacked into the computer accounts of thousands of college athletes seeking intimate photos and videos, according to an indictment filed Thursday. From 2015 to 2023, Weiss gained access to the databases of more than 100 colleges and universities that were maintained by a third-party vendor, Keffer Development Services, and then downloaded personal information and medical data of more than 150,000 athletes, the indictment states. “Our office will move aggressively to prosecute computer hacking to protect the private accounts of our citizens,” Julie Beck, the acting U.S. attorney in Detroit, said of the charges.

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