US man steals 620,000 iCloud photos in plot to find images of nude women


Hao Kuo Chi of La Puente, California, admitted in court papers that he marketed himself online as capable of breaking into private Apple iCloud accounts to steal photos and videos. — AFP via Getty Images/TNS

LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles County man broke into thousands of Apple iCloud accounts and collected more than 620,000 private photos and videos in a plot to steal and share images of nude young women, US federal authorities say.

Hao Kuo Chi, 40, of La Puente, has agreed to plead guilty to four felonies, including conspiracy to gain unauthorised access to a computer, court records show.

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