Ex-Michigan Coach Indicted for Hacking Female Athletes’ Accounts

Matt Weiss faces 24 federal charges for accessing thousands of accounts to steal private photos and data over an eight-year period.

Matt Weiss, former University of Michigan assistant coach, has been charged with 14 counts of unauthorized computer access and 10 counts of aggravated identity theft.
Weiss allegedly hacked into databases of over 100 universities, compromising the personal and medical data of more than 150,000 student-athletes.
Federal investigators say Weiss targeted over 3,300 accounts, primarily belonging to female athletes, to download intimate photos and videos.
The indictment details Weiss’s use of leaked data and vulnerabilities in account authentication to access accounts with elevated permissions, such as those of trainers and athletic directors.
If convicted, Weiss faces significant prison time, with a maximum of five years per hacking count and two years per identity theft count.