A 19-year-old former Berkeley High School student was arrested earlier this week in connection with an alleged hacking and blackmail scheme involving nude photos of underage girls, some of whom he went to school with.High school girls in Berkeley, as well as from public and private schools in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Marin counties, report being “targeted” by a hacker who was initially only identified by the handle “willkonlo.” As Berkeleyside reports, via the Berkeley Police Department and the FBI, the hacker began last summer by hacking the Snapchat accounts of several Berkeley High students, and then attempting to extort more nude photos of the girls via text. Berkeley High School officials reached out to the police on May 10.Police arrested 19-year-old Liam Burgmann near his Berkeley hills home on Monday. As KTVU reports, in addition to finding evidence of blackmail, police say they found, through search warrants, that Burgmann was in possession of names, account information, and contact information for over 100 girls, many between the ages of 15 and 17. Additionally, investigators found Burgmann in possession of around 130 video clips considered child pornography, some featuring children as young as three years old.Burgmann allegedly “targeted” specific schools, though…
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Berkeley Teenager Arrested for Alleged Widespread Revenge Porn and Blackmail Scheme … – SFist
