He was charged with three others in the 2014 hacking that saw private photos of a few celebrities circulating online.
He pleaded guilty to sending emails to the victims posing as a member of Apple’s online security personnel so he could obtain their usernames and passwords.
The prosecution wrote in a sentencing memo to the court:
"Mr Garofano’s offense was a serious one. He illegally hacked into his victims’ online accounts, invaded their privacy, and stole their personal information, including private and intimate photos. He did not engage in this conduct on just one occasion. He engaged in this conduct 240 times over the course of 18 months."
"Not only did Mr Garofano keep for himself the photographs he stole, he disseminated them to other individuals. He may have also sold them to others to earn ‘extra income’."
"In committing this offense, Mr Garofano acted in complete and utter disregard for the impact on his victims’ lives."But Garofano said he has "already suffered" serious consequences and has cleaned up his act since the hacking spree, which began when he was in college.
"He now stands before the court having matured, accepting responsibility for his actions and having not been in trouble with the law since. There is nothing to suggest that he would ever engage in this or any other criminal conduct in the future." - Defense attorney, Richard Lynch wrote.While three other hackers were sentenced to serve between nine months and 18 months in prison.
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