Former NFL and Michigan coach charged with hacking players intimate photos and videos
Matt Weiss, a former NFL coach and University of Michigan assistant, is facing serious charges after allegedly hacking into the computer accounts of thousands of college athletes to obtain intimate photos and videos.
The indictment, filed Thursday in federal court in Detroit, accuses Weiss of 14 counts of unauthorized computer access and 10 counts of identity theft.
“According to the indictment, between approximately 2015 and January 2023, Weiss gained unauthorized access to student-athlete databases of more than 100 colleges and universities that were maintained by a third-party vendor,” a statement from United States Attorney Julie Beck said. “After gaining access to these databases, Weiss downloaded the personally identifiable information and medical data of more than 150,000 athletes. Using the information that he obtained from the student-athlete databases and his own internet research, Weiss was able to obtain access to the social media, email and/or cloud storage accounts of more than 2,000 target athletes. Weiss also illegally obtained access to the social media, email and/or cloud storage accounts of more than 1,300 additional students and/or alumni from universities across the country.”
“Once Weiss obtained access to these accounts, he downloaded personal, intimate digital photographs and videos that were never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners.”
Weiss, who previously worked with the Baltimore Ravens before joining Michigan’s staff in 2021, was dismissed from his position as co-offensive coordinator in 2023 after refusing to cooperate with an internal investigation regarding his unauthorized access to university computers.
Between 2015 and 2023, Weiss is accused of accessing the databases of over 100 colleges and universities through a third-party vendor, Keffer Development Services. He allegedly downloaded personal and medical data of more than 150,000 athletes during this period.
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