Hacker who stole Ed Sheeran’s unreleased music is jailed

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Hacker who stole Ed Sheeran’s unreleased music is jailed

By Naveel Krishant

22/10/2022

Adrian Kwiatkowski. Pic: City of London Police

A hacker who stole two unreleased songs from Ed Sheeran and sold them on the dark web has been jailed for 18 months.

Adrian Kwiatkowski traded the music by Sheeran and 12 songs by rapper Lil Uzi Vert in exchange for cryptocurrency.

The 23-year-old, from Ipswich, managed to get hold of them after hacking the performers' digital accounts.

Kwiatkowski admitted 19 charges, including copyright infringement and possessing criminal property.

Source: BBC

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