Ex-Michigan football OC Matt Weiss charged with unauthorized computer access, identity theft

Former Michigan offensive coordinator Matt Weiss has been charged with accessing email, social media and cloud storage accounts belonging to thousands of students around the country and downloading intimate photos stored on those accounts. The indictment alleges that between 2015 and 2023, Weiss gained access to a third-party database used by more than 100 colleges and universities and obtained students’ personal information, which he used to hack email, social media and cloud storage accounts belonging to more than 2,000 athletes, as well as 1,300 additional students and university alumni. “The FBI Detroit Cyber Task Force, in close collaboration with the University of Michigan Police Department, worked relentlessly on this case to safeguard and protect our community.” Weiss was fired as Michigan’s offensive coordinator in January 2023 following a report of suspicious computer activity at Schembechler Hall, Michigan’s football facility. Prosecutors allege that Weiss downloaded personal information and medical data belonging to more than 150,000 athletes, along with encrypted passwords, then used that information to access personal email and social media accounts.