Cameron LaCroix explained

Cameron LaCroix
Other Names:	camo, cam0, camZero, cmuNNY
Known For:	Hacking Paris Hilton's cell phone, accessing LexisNexis, and defacing Burger King's Twitter account
Years Active:	^[1]

Cameron LaCroix, aka camo, cam0, camZero, cmuNNY, is an American computer hacker best known for the hacking of Paris Hilton's cellular phone,^[2] accessing LexisNexis, and defacing Burger King's Twitter account.^[3] He has also been convicted of intentionally causing damage to a protected computer system, obtaining information from a protected computer system, wire fraud, and aggravated identity fraud.^[4] Prosecutors said victims of the teen's actions have suffered about $1 million in damages.^[3] Pursuant to a plea agreement signed by the juvenile in August 2005, he received 11 months in a federal juvenile detention facility. In January 2007 his supervised release was revoked due to possession of a cell phone.^[3]

In June 2008, an indictment for Cameron LaCroix was returned from New Bedford Superior Court in Bristol County on a series of counts for computer offenses.^[5]

References

• Book: Shapiro, Scott J. . Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks. . 23 May 2023 . 978-0-374-60118-8 . . Farrar, Straus and Giroux .

General references

• Daniel Bukszpan (23 October 2013); AMERICAN GREED: THE FUGITIVES – The new muggers: People who committed shocking cybercrimes. CNBC.
• Veronica Linares (3 June 2014); Paris Hilton hacker faces new charges after breaking into community college's network. United Press International.
• Adam Greenberg (3 June 2014); FBI charges Massachusetts man with computer hacking, payment card theft. SC Magazine.
• Curt Brown (3 June 2014); New Bedford student charged with computer hacking, changing grades at BCC. The Standard-Times (New Bedford). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
• John Hawes (26 June 2014); Serial hacker Cameron Lacroix gets four year jail term after taking plea bargain. Naked Security, Sophos.
• Dan Goodin (3 July 2014); Feds unmask mystery hacker who "hamburgled" Burger King Twitter account. Ars Technica.
• Kevin Collier (4 July 2014); Feds finally press charges against great Burger King Twitter hacker of 2013. Daily Dot.
• Shea Bennett (8 July 2014); Twitter @BurgerKing Hacker Given Four Year Jail Term. adweek.
• Milton J. Valencia (28 October 2014); Apologetic New Bedford hacker gets 4-year jail sentence. The Boston Globe.
• Associated Press (28 October 2014); New Bedford hacker gets 4 years in prison. The Providence Journal.
• Tom Winter; Jeff Rossen; Jovanna Billington (4 November 2014); Ex-teen hacker tells Paris Hilton he's sorry. NBC News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
• David Kushner (23 November 2015); The Hacking of Hollywood. Wired.
• USAO, Massachusetts (13 September 2019); Recidivist Hacker Sentenced for Violating Supervised Release Conditions. US Department of Justice; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts.

• Doni Holloway (6 June 2023); Decoding the information age with Scott Shapiro: podcast and transcript. MSNBC. MP3 audio. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

Notes and References

1. Shapiro (2023)
2. Brian Krebs (13 September 2005); "Teen Pleads Guilty to Hacking Paris Hilton's Phone". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3. News: February 27, 2007. They'll Always Have Paris. The Washington Post. 2009-05-09 . Brian Krebs .
4. Web site: Slip Opinions | Social Law Library | Boston, MA.
5. Web site: COMMONWEALTH v. CAMERON LACROIX, Defendant. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716101406/http://www.sociallaw.com/slip.htm?cid=18798&sid=121. 16 July 2011. 16 July 2011.