Nicholas Jacobsen is a
hacker who had illegal access to the private information of
T-Mobile customers for at least a year. He was arrested after an investigation by the
United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and ...
in October 2004 and pleaded guilty at trial as part of a
plea agreement
A plea bargain (also plea agreement or plea deal) is an agreement in criminal law proceedings, whereby the prosecutor provides a concession to the defendant in exchange for a plea of guilt or '' nolo contendere.'' This may mean that the defendan ...
.
Jacobsen's cyber targets were reported to include Paris Hilton's T-Mobile Sidekick II, in addition to exposing documents emailed to an agent by the Secret Service.
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Deutsche Telekom
American cybercriminals