Hacker breaks into accounts of her classmates at the University of Puerto Rico

We believe that the certainty that the internet has come to transform the world in different ways is unanimous. The ease of communicating with the rest of the world in seconds, having access to information at the click of a button and much more. However negative points also surround this cybernetic world. In the United States, a hacker was sentenced to prison for invading the social networks of his university colleagues. Understand the case.

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The defendant was sentenced to 13 months in prison and two years on probation.

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Last Wednesday, the 12th, Iván Santell-Velázquez, known as Slay3r_root, was convicted of hacking the email accounts and social networks of his university colleagues. The young man pleaded guilty on July 13.

According to what was reported by some parts of the case, Iván was studying at the University of Puerto Rico and sent unauthorized emails to teachers, administration, and your peers, signed with your hacker nickname.

It was also reported that the young man reached a little over a hundred accounts, managing to successfully hack them. One of the practices to achieve this fact is phishing, which gave access to emails. Then he was able to log into his colleagues' Snapchat accounts. The case occurred during the years 2019 and 2021.

Most of the victims were women. Some of the hacked accounts contained nudity, so Iván shared these images on other social networks, such as Instagram and Facebook. After this fact, the exposed victims began to be harassed because of the leaked photos.

According to investigation data, about 15 women suffered from the exposure of their intimate photos.

District Attorney of Puerto Rico pronounces on the case

“Aindictmentincyber criminals é onepriorityat theDepartment of Justice.Youcrimescybernetics not only cause losses financialto thevictims corporate but also result in financial and psychological harm to vulnerable victims, lots oftimes children or the elderly. Thatconduct will not be tolerated,” said W. Stephen Muldrow, district attorney.

"This case also demonstrates the importance of safeguarding personal information and passwords, and the care we must take when responding to suspicious emails and text messages."

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