ROCHESTER, N.Y.—U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.
announced today that Justin Potts, 37, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of
transfer of a means of identification, was sentenced to three years’ probation
by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa M. Marangola, who is
handling the case, stated that between March 2015 and December 2016, the
defendant gained unauthorized access to various women’s digital accounts, all
of which were password protected. During this time period, Potts used his
technical knowledge and password breaking software to harvest the usernames and
passwords of more than 100 women’s online accounts including Facebook accounts,
iCloud accounts, Gmail accounts, Yahoo accounts and Hotmail accounts. The
defendant entered these accounts without permission of the owners and used this
access to obtain their personal information and personal photographs. Potts saved the personal information of the
various women on his electronic devices.
Investigators believe 150 victims were targeted as a result
of the computer intrusion scheme orchestrated by Potts.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Rochester Office, under the direction of
Special Agent-in-Charge Gary Loeffert, and the Rochester Police Department,
under the direction of Chief La’Ron Singletary.
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