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An Israeli man arrested last month for allegedly hacking Madonnas private accounts and stealing demos of her unreleased album first began targeting the singer way back in 2012, according to authorities. He apparently hacked not only cloud storage accounts to steal and sell her music but also breached more than a dozen email accounts associated with the singer, including one connected to her manager.
Adi Lederman, a 39-year-old aspiring singer, allegedly began his hacking spree the same year he auditioned on air for the Israeli TV talent show Kohav Nolad (A Star Is Born). When Lederman was booted from the show he allegedly channeled his disappointment into hacking. Authorities say he hacked into a cloud storage account belonging to someone on Madonnas team and copied an early version of the song Give Me All Your Luvin' from her earlier album MDNA.
Then last March, authorities say he broke into three different cloud storage accounts to obtain demo files from Madonnas new album Rebel Heart, and hacked into an email account belonging to the office of Guy Oseary, Madonnas Israeli-born manager. He also hit 15 other unspecified email accounts.
According to the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot, Lederman set a system up to receive copies of all e-mails sent to the accounts, amassing tens of thousands of emails, photos, music files, and documents. Among the files he stole were songs for Madonnas upcoming Rebel Heart, which is slated to be released March 6. The singer called the breach artistic rape and a form of terror. Following the leak of the unfinished demo songs, Madonnas team released the final versions of six of them through iTunes.
In addition to her songs, Lederman also reportedly stole a rehearsal tape for Madonnas 2015 Grammy performance.
Lederman allegedly sold the music files, emails, and photos for as little as $20 to more than $1,000. A copy of the indictment, obtained by the Hollywood Reporter, reportedly identifies two potential co-conspirators who go by the names Craig Lunti and Tom Hann. Authorities say that following Ledermans arrest last month, he ordered Lunti to delete their correspondence to thwart the investigation.
The Israeli has been charged with four counts, including computer trespassing, prohibited secret monitoring, copyright infringement and obstructing an investigation.
Lederman was arrested in Tel-Aviv following a joint investigation by the FBI, the internet crime unit of Israels anti-fraud police, and an Israeli private investigator. Madonnas manager Oseary contact Asher Wizman, the private investigator right after the December 17 leak of demo songs from Rebel Heart.
According to Alon Levy, head of high-tech investigations for Wizman Yaar Investigations, Oseary contacted his firm because it handles a lot of international investigations. An expert sent to New York to examine Madonnas computers then confirmed that the hack had originated in Israel.
Levy told WIRED that his team spent a couple of weeks conducting an undercover investigation and surveillance before contacting police with what theyd found. After the undercover investigation they were sure that this is the right connection, and then we [contacted] the police, he said.
In a raid of Ledermans home, police seized computers and media storage devices and discovered that Madonna wasnt the only victim. Lederman had allegedly hacked the computers of several international artists in order to steal unreleased demos and final tracks to sell.
During Ledermans audition for Kohav Nolad in 2012 judges asked him what he did for a living. He replied, Mainly wasting my life away, it seems, because Im told that I should be on stage.
For his audition, he sang the Stevie Wonder tune Dont You Worry About a Thing.
http://www.wired.com/2015/02/aspiring-israeli-singer-indicted-hacking-madonna-since-2012/
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Well - the contest rules say winners won't be chosen until February 17th - and the instructions said to keep your picture and tag up until midnight tonight, so you never know
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Well now z100 has played it twice...
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Why couldn't Rhianna get a suit that fit?
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Living for Love not available in preorder in UK as it is lead single -
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Equally, I was on the corner of 8th Street and Broadway in 2001 with my mom and he darted passed us across the street and I stopped dead in the middle of the road and said "That's Madonna's daughter's father" and my mom just stared at me and continued to cross the road.
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The book is very short by the way - it's more of a novella. I read the whole thing on a single train journey. Couldn't put it down; beautifully written, devastating in places. I can see why she wants to do it. But it's too close to W.E. and not a big enough risk for her as a director. But who am I to say.
I agree - the book is great - though on film it could easily come across like "The Next Best Thing" in that it seems to be about one thing and then takes a very dark turn - and (Spoiler Alert) audiences tend not to like movies with unhappy endings...
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I read on twitter that the concert will be broadcast sometime in May in a TBD network. I hope it's true!
There were two rows of press in front of the barricade in front of the stage - so there's a ton of professional photos and video - I'm sure
Also, there was a notice at the entrance that is was being filmed - didn't stick around to read details of what for - and a shit ton of professional video recording, long boom with camera etc
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And no center part!!!! - I told Guy's assistant that between the legs of the Sticky and Sweet tour and they changed her hair for the second leg - here's to hoping
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Was anyone a fan during the wannabe craze of 84-85? Does anyone have any good stories of that iconic period? Did anyone know any wannabes themselves?
Girls selling finger-less lace gloves and plastic bracelets on the back of the school bus in 1984
Also a fan since 1983
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She was not as good as the other students in the show - that is true - but she was all right, for sure - the girl who played Sandy was also not that great - the supporting female cast was really terrific though - the audience roared for some performances - but never for Lola
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Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee
Audio Only - as a good theatre goer, I couldn't break out the camera
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There Are Worse things I Could Do
Audio Only - as a good theatre goer, I couldn't break out the camera
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Not yet
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There are not a lot of people here - come when you can
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They are starting a filler line for people who don't have tickets - right now there is one person there so if you're in NYC, get here and take your chance
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Thank you, Thomas!
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Congrats to the winners! I also entered all the contests, but no luck for me this time
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Until you're old enough to care to investigate music that was popular before you were alive, the only way you encounter it is through mom and dad - I doubt too many dad's are digging out their Madonna CDs so it's left to the moms - whom, I might add, we encountered in costume at the MDNA tour this fall - some of the kids know - and when I was a high school teacher, all the kids who really knew Madonna knew her because of their moms (they would bring me in their moms' old tapes - as if I didn't have them already) - and because they knew I loved Madonna, they were very curious and constantly talked about her - same is true now for my students at the community college -
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President Obama yesterday: "If a Palestinian mother sat down with an Israeli mother to talk about their children and how much they love their families, would they really feel such a divide between one another?" - Oh wait, that was Madonna on Saturday - but President Obama did basically say the same thing yesterday in a speech in Jerusalem..."before I came here, I met with a group of young Palestinians from the age of 15 to 22. And talking to them, they weren’t that different from my daughters. They weren’t that different from your daughters or sons. I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with those kids, they’d say, I want these kids to succeed; I want them to prosper. (Applause.) I want them to have opportunities just like my kids do. I believe that’s what Israeli parents would want for these kids if they had a chance to listen to them and talk to them. (Applause.) I believe that."
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i m sure they re going to sell it first to some tv or even step further and do some online streaming or cinemas. they are doing some serious job with it if she is every day in studio. hope it will be some another great idea for promotion.
btw-there is passover holyday from 25th-2nd april. i guess she will not tell us anythingin that period.
And you know how she likes to re-record vocals - getting the sync right takes time - wish they'd just leave it alone
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I hope you were oblivious to us walking by you sneaking peeks.
We were like, is that him? Isnt it? Im not sure. You go ask. No you go ask! 
You were fucking cute as hell.Also seeing Rosie was cool. I called out her name and she looked up at me and gave me a little smile and a wave hello.
Rosie is always very kind - she sometimes tweets me - LOVE her!
I had no idea what you were doing - I was very preoccupied with my twitter campaign and had no idea what was going on around me at all - then when I knew I would have to dance to Martin Solveig to earn my triangle ticket, I had to pull courage from deep within as I never dance alone and never in the middle of 18,000 people, but one must do what one must do - I hope you guys had fun -
Someone should plan a get together for all of us separate from the tour like we used to have in the old days -
NYC Sept. 16
in ARCHIVE - Madonna
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I have to teach at 10am and my class is in a computer lab - so I will have three students sit with me to cover all bases - #collegeprofessorfail #madonnafanpass