Ex-teen hacker tells Paris Hilton he's sorry

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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/ex-teen-hacker-tells-paris-hilton-hes-sorry-n239601

BY TOM WINTER, JEFF ROSSEN AND JOVANNA BILLINGTON
NBCNEWS.com
November 4, 2014

A former teen hacker who stole nude photos from Paris Hilton’s cellphone 
and swiped a half million dollars from unsuspecting consumers tells NBC 
News – and his most famous victim -- that he’s sorry for what he did.

“Paris, I’m sorry I put your information online,” said Cameron Lacroix. “I 
should never have done it. I wouldn’t want it done to me.”

But Lacroix, now 26 and about to report to federal prison to begin a 
four-year sentence, warns that despite security upgrades at major retail 
chains that have been victimized, he could do it again.

“It was easy. Too easy,” said Lacroix, who doubts the fixes are enough and 
believes big companies are “absolutely” still vulnerable to hacking.

In a 10-year criminal career, Lacroix, a lifelong resident of New Bedford, 
Massachusetts, has done everything from hacking the Twitter account of 
Burger King to forging gift cards to stealing thousands of credit card 
numbers. He’s even hacked federal law enforcement databases. Authorities 
estimate that Lacroix, who was known by online handles like “cam0” and 
“Freak,” has done more than $1 million in damage to private firms.

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