Military contractor 'harassed girls online'

A military contractor suspected of hacking into the teenage girls’ computers and threatening to post their personal information online unless they sent him revealing photos was arrested by US authorities.

Military contractor 'harassed girls online'

A military contractor suspected of hacking into the teenage girls’ computers and threatening to post their personal information online unless they sent him revealing photos was arrested by US authorities.

Irish-born Patrick Connolly, who had been living at a US military base in Baghdad, Iraq, was charged with a single count of computer hacking following his arrest last Friday in Atlanta. Authorities have 30 days to obtain an indictment and more charges could be filed.

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