A former College of Michigan soccer coach has been charged for allegedly hacking feminine athletes’ accounts to steal images.
Weiss, 42, was charged with 14 counts of unauthorized laptop entry and 10 counts of id theft after purportedly hacking 1000’s of accounts to obtain intimate images and movies, in line with an indictment filed in federal courtroom Thursday.
Between 2015 and 2023, Weiss gained entry to the databases of greater than 100 schools and universities that have been being maintained by a third-party vendor, after which downloaded private info and medical knowledge of greater than 150,000 athletes, the indictment states.
“Weiss primarily targeted female college athletes,” the indictment mentioned. “He researched and targeted these women based on their school affiliation, athletic history and physical characteristics. His goal was to obtain private photographs and videos never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners.”
Among the accounts have been hacked a number of occasions.
If convicted, Weiss might withstand 5 years in jail on every depend of unauthorized entry and two years on every depend of aggravated id theft, in line with the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace for the Japanese District of Michigan.
Weiss, the staff’s quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator, was initially placed on depart in January 2023 whereas the varsity’s police division investigated unspecified laptop entry crimes. He was fired a month later for not cooperating with the college’s investigation however no extra details about Weiss’ crimes have been made public. Ann Arbor police searched his residence shortly after he was fired.
The coach labored for the Baltimore Ravens from 2009-2000 earlier than becoming a member of the Michigan workers in 2021. Earlier than that, he labored at Stanford College.
