Feds: Coach Hacked “Intimate Photos” Of Athletes

March 21, 2025 Crime, Sports

The former co-offensive coordinator for the University of Michigan’s football team has been charged with hacking into thousands of athlete and alumni accounts and downloading private data, including “intimate” photos, over an eight-year span, according to federal investigators.

Matthew Weiss, 42, who was also the team’s quarterbacks coach, allegedly gained unauthorized access to a student-athlete database of over 100 colleges and universities, and downloaded the personally identifiable information and medical data of over 150,000 athletes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Weiss downloaded personal, intimate photos and videos that were never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners, according to the attorney’s office.

Read the full article. Victims are reportedly “mostly women.”

A former co-offensive coordinator for the University of Michigan football team has been charged with hacking into thousands of athlete and alumni accounts and downloading private data, including “intimate” photos, according to federal investigators. https://t.co/xxb3zuWUtP pic.twitter.com/MBCxCJc1rN

— ABC News (@ABC) March 21, 2025