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Cameron LaCroix | |
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Other names | camo, cam0, camZero, cmuNNY |
Years active | c. 1999 – c. 2019 [1] |
Known for | Hacking Paris Hilton's cell phone, accessing LexisNexis, and defacing Burger King's Twitter account |
Cameron LaCroix, aka camo, cam0, camZero, cmuNNY, is an American computer hacker best known for the hacking of Paris Hilton's cellular phone, [2] accessing LexisNexis, and defacing Burger King's Twitter account. [3] He has also been convicted of intentionally causing damage to a protected computer system, obtaining information from a protected computer system, wire fraud, and aggravated identity fraud. [4] Prosecutors said victims of the teen's actions have suffered about $1 million in damages. [3] Pursuant to a plea agreement signed by the juvenile in August 2005, he received 11 months in a federal juvenile detention facility. In January 2007 his supervised release was revoked due to possession of a cell phone. [3]
In June 2008, an indictment for Cameron LaCroix was returned from New Bedford Superior Court in Bristol County on a series of counts for computer offenses. [5]
![]() | This
biography of a living person includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (August 2023) |
Cameron LaCroix | |
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Other names | camo, cam0, camZero, cmuNNY |
Years active | c. 1999 – c. 2019 [1] |
Known for | Hacking Paris Hilton's cell phone, accessing LexisNexis, and defacing Burger King's Twitter account |
Cameron LaCroix, aka camo, cam0, camZero, cmuNNY, is an American computer hacker best known for the hacking of Paris Hilton's cellular phone, [2] accessing LexisNexis, and defacing Burger King's Twitter account. [3] He has also been convicted of intentionally causing damage to a protected computer system, obtaining information from a protected computer system, wire fraud, and aggravated identity fraud. [4] Prosecutors said victims of the teen's actions have suffered about $1 million in damages. [3] Pursuant to a plea agreement signed by the juvenile in August 2005, he received 11 months in a federal juvenile detention facility. In January 2007 his supervised release was revoked due to possession of a cell phone. [3]
In June 2008, an indictment for Cameron LaCroix was returned from New Bedford Superior Court in Bristol County on a series of counts for computer offenses. [5]