A previous one Michigan Co-offensive coordinator Accused of hacking the personal information from thousands of athletes and stealing “intimate” photos and videos over the course of almost eight years were hit by a 24 count federal indictment on Thursday, prosecutors announced.
The US Law Office of the Eastern District in Michigan announced the indictment more than two years after Matt Weiss, 42, was fired from his coaching position under former head coach Jim Harbaugh After an investigation of the alleged crimes.
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, Center, Quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss, Right and Quarterback Cade McNamara are shown during before action against Indiana, November 6, 2021, at Michigan Stadium. (IMagn)
“Our office will move aggressively to prosecute computer hacking to protect our citizens’ private stories,” US lawyer Julie Beck said in a statement. “We are ready with our law enforcement partners to bring those who illegally invade the privacy of others.”
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Weiss is accused of committing the alleged crimes from 2015 to January 2023.
According to the indictment, Weiss got “unauthorized access to student athlete databases of more than 100 colleges and universities maintained by a third -party provider.” Then he allegedly downloaded personal information and data on more than 150,000 athletes, and from there Weiss was able to access the information from more than 2,000 athletes, including access to their social media, e -mail and cloud storage.
Michigan Wolverines Quarterbacks Trainer Matt Weiss (Mark J. Revilas-usa Today Sports)
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Weiss is accused of using this information to download “Personal, Intimate Digital Photographs and Videos Never Intended to Be Shared Outly Partners,” prosecutors said.
“Today’s prosecution by Matthew Weiss emphasizes the commitment and careful investigative efforts from our law enforcement professionals,” FBI specialist Cheyvoryea Gibson said in a statement.
“The FBI Detroit Cyber Task Force, in close collaboration with the University of Michigan Police Department, worked relentlessly with this case to protect and protect our society.”
Michigan Wolverines Quarterbacks Trainer Matt Weiss (Mark J. Revilas-usa Today Sports)
Weiss is facing 14 counts with unauthorized access to computers and 10 counts with deteriorated identity theft. He stands a maximum of five years in prison for each of the unauthorized access fees and up to two years for each counting theft.
