Madonna 'Rebel Heart' hacker officially charged

Image
Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Mar 01 2015 | 2:46 PM IST
A man behind the leak of Madonna's 'Rebel Heart' music has been officially indicted in Israel.
Adi Lederman, who was arrested by authorities last January in Tel Aviv, has now been charged by Israel's magistrate courts with four counts, which are computer trespassing, prohibited secret monitoring and additional computer trespassing, copyright infringement and obstructing an investigation, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
According to court documents, the 39-year-old man hacked into the private cloud accounts of Sara Zambrano, Angie Teo and Kevin Antunes who shared "various files and music files copyrighted by Madonna Esther Louise Ciccone."
Lederman also hacked into an email account belonging to Madonna's manager Guy Oseary as well as 15 other unspecified email accounts.
Lederman, who auditioned on Israeli's TV singing competition 'Kochav Nolad (A Star Is Born)' three years ago, allegedly also had got his hands on material from Madonna's previous album 'MDNA'.
According to the documents, "During 2012, after trespassing Zambrano's cloud account as detailed in the first count, the defendant copied an early version of the song 'Give Me All Your Luvin' by Madonna for trading purposes and sold it soon after."
The court documents additionally revealed that Lederman sold copies of the song files for "tens of dollars to a thousand dollars and more" to various clients, including those identified as "Craig Lunti" and "Tom Hann.
*Subscribe to Business Standard digital and get complimentary access to The New York Times

Smart Quarterly

₹900

3 Months

₹300/Month

SAVE 25%

Smart Essential

₹2,700

1 Year

₹225/Month

SAVE 46%
*Complimentary New York Times access for the 2nd year will be given after 12 months

Super Saver

₹3,900

2 Years

₹162/Month

Subscribe

Renews automatically, cancel anytime

Here’s what’s included in our digital subscription plans

Exclusive premium stories online

  • Over 30 premium stories daily, handpicked by our editors

Complimentary Access to The New York Times

  • News, Games, Cooking, Audio, Wirecutter & The Athletic

Business Standard Epaper

  • Digital replica of our daily newspaper — with options to read, save, and share

Curated Newsletters

  • Insights on markets, finance, politics, tech, and more delivered to your inbox

Market Analysis & Investment Insights

  • In-depth market analysis & insights with access to The Smart Investor

Archives

  • Repository of articles and publications dating back to 1997

Ad-free Reading

  • Uninterrupted reading experience with no advertisements

Seamless Access Across All Devices

  • Access Business Standard across devices — mobile, tablet, or PC, via web or app

More From This Section

First Published: Mar 01 2015 | 2:46 PM IST

Next Story