US man to plead guilty for hacking celebs accounts

Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): A Florida man, who allegedly hacked into the email accounts of celebrities like Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and Scarlett Johansson to access nude photographs, has agreed to plead guilty to charges, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

Christopher Chaney, 35, of Jacksonville, Florida, was arrested in October as part of a yearlong investigation of celebrity hacking that authorities dubbed "Operation Hackerazzi."

Chaney will plead guilty in Los Angeles Federal court to nine felony counts on Monday. His charges include unauthorized access to computers and wiretapping.

He faces up to 60 years in prison.

According to Prosecutors, he hacked into the email accounts of more than 50 people in the entertainment industry, including Aguilera and Johansson. Nude photos Johansson had taken of herself were later posted on the Internet. Aguilera also had private photos put online. (ANI)