圣荷西华男纽约联邦法院认罪网络跟踪及加重身份盗用，涉逾6000名女子私密影像
加州圣克拉拉县圣荷西市一名31岁华男日前在纽约联邦法院认罪，承认网络跟踪及加重身份盗用两项罪名。据世界日报10月26日报道，居住在圣荷西的陈扬（Max Yang Chen，音译）于10月23日在纽约联邦法院承认相关指控。
根据纽约西区联邦检察官办公室10月23日公布的认罪协议，陈扬在2021年3月至2023年6月18日期间，未经授权侵入多名年轻女性的社交账号，其中包括三名位于纽约西区的受害者。检方指出，他持有涉及逾6000名年轻女子的数十万份私密照片与影片。
他进入受害者账号后会搜寻并下载私密照片，再把照片传给当事人以证明已掌握其账号内容，甚至把私密影像直接发布在受害者的社交页面，或发送带有性羞辱、暴力内容的讯息进行骚扰恐吓，部分受害者更遭进一步勒索。
陈扬承认的两项罪名最高可判处七年监禁及25万元罚款，具体量刑将由法院随后裁定。此案再次提醒社交媒体用户注意账号安全，定期更换密码并开启双重验证。
San Jose Chinese Man Pleads Guilty in New York Federal Court to Cyberstalking and Aggravated Identity Theft Involving Private Images of More Than 6,000 Women
A 31-year-old Chinese man from San Jose, in Santa Clara County, California, recently pleaded guilty in federal court in New York, admitting to cyberstalking and aggravated identity theft. According to an October 26 report by the World Journal, San Jose resident Chen Yang (Max Yang Chen, name transliterated) admitted the related charges in a New York federal court on October 23.
According to the plea agreement announced on October 23 by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York, between March 2021 and June 18, 2023, Chen unlawfully accessed the social media accounts of multiple young women, including three victims located in the Western District of New York. Prosecutors said he possessed hundreds of thousands of private photos and videos involving more than 6,000 young women.
After entering victims' accounts, he would search for and download private photos, then send the photos to the victims to prove he had control of their accounts; he even posted private images directly on victims' social media pages, or sent harassing and threatening messages with sexually humiliating and violent content, and some victims were further extorted.
The two counts Chen admitted carry a maximum sentence of seven years in prison and a $250,000 fine; the actual sentence will be determined by the court later. The case is another reminder for social media users to mind account security, change passwords regularly and enable two-factor verification.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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