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Brader Yelverton, 24, Pleads Guilty to Extensive Computer Hacking Scheme
A Thibodaux man has pleaded guilty to an extensive computer hacking scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims.
Brader Yelverton, 24, of Thibodaux, pleaded guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging him with unauthorized access of a protected computer.
According to court documents, between 2013 and December 2015, Yelverton accessed the personal online accounts of at least 49 individuals without their knowledge or authorization.
The victims were mostly females, along with several of their significant others, and Yelverton obtained access to their accounts by using publicly accessible information or information he knew about the victim to isolate the password for one of the accounts.
Once he obtained access to the accounts, Yelverton changed the passwords so that he could continue to access them. He then searched through them and obtained personal information of the victims, including sensitive photographs.
In one case, Yelverton viewed over 380 pictures stored on a victim’s online accounts and saved some of the pictures to his personal computer. He then uploaded at least two private, sensitive photographs of the victim onto an online anonymous image trading board.
Yelverton faces a maximum term of imprisonment of not more than five years in prison, followed by up to three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey set sentencing for November 26, 2016.
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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