The former University of Michigan offensive coordinator, Matthew Weiss, allegedly targeted female college athletes and stole their personal videos and photos.
A former college football coach at the University of Michigan has been charged for hacking into student athlete databases at over 100 colleges and universities.
On Thursday, the Justice Department charged 42-year-old Matthew Weiss, a former co-offensive coordinator, for computer-hacking related crimes that involved downloading data about more than 150,000 student athletes.
Allegedly, Weiss then used the stolen data to help him break into the social media, email, and cloud storage accounts belonging to over 2,000 athletes. “Weiss primarily targeted female college athletes,” reads the 15-page indictment. “He researched and targeted these women based on their school affiliation, athletic history, and physical characteristics. His goal was to obtain private photographs and videos never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners.
