Jepsen's hacker used inactive email to download 'sensitive' photos, court hears

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By Jeff Lawrence
CTV British Columbia
September 6, 2013

An inactive email address was the back door an Abbotsford hacker needed to 
hijack the social media accounts of pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen, a 
provincial court heard Friday.

Christopher David Long turned himself in to police last December after 
Vancouver police received a tip that the “Call Me Maybe” singer may have 
had her personal information compromised.

In May, Long pleaded guilty to charges including mischief and data and 
identity fraud and Friday, he was back in court for a sentencing hearing.

"No comment," the 30-year-old said as he exited Abbotsford Provincial 
Court, using a pad of legal paper to conceal his face from the throng of 
reporters in tow.

New details revealed in court Friday gave insight into how Long 
infiltrated Jepsen’s online accounts.

"Mr. Long, through an inactive email account that had previously belonged 
to Ms. Jepsen, was able to gain access to her current, at that time, email 
account," said Crown spokesman Neil Mackenzie. "Through that email 
account, he was also able to gain access to a number of her social media 
sites."

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