Cassidy Wolf
Wolf in 2012
Born
Cassidy Marie Wolf

(1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 (age 29)
Temecula, California, U.S.
Beauty pageant titleholder
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Eye colorGrey
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Cassidy Marie Wolf (born July 5, 1994) is an American TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2013.

Pageants

While attending Great Oak High School in Temecula, she was crowned Miss Greater San Diego Teen USA.[1] Wolf was crowned Miss California Teen USA in 2013, and later the same year Miss Teen USA 2013 on August 10, 2013, in The Bahamas.[2] Wolf was crowned the 31st Miss Teen USA.[3]

Victim of sextortion

Wolf was a victim of sextortion, after photographs of her were hacked and used in an attempt to blackmail her.[4][5][6] The FBI ran a probe after Wolf reported a threatening email demanding a 'special performance' for the hacker, whom she suspected to be Jared James Abrahams, her former high school classmate. Wolf never created the video demanded, and on September 26, 2013, Abrahams surrendered to FBI agents in Orange County.[citation needed] In November 2013, Abrahams pleaded guilty to hacking over 100-150 women and installing the highly invasive malware Blackshades on their computers in order to obtain nude images and videos of them. One of his victims was a 14-year-old girl.[7] On March 18, 2014; Abrahams was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.[8] Legal scholar Star Kashman speculates that Abrahams used the technique of Google Dorking to find and target Cassidy Wolf's webcam online, leading to the act of sextortion.[9]

Achievements

Wolf was a semi-finalist for the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards and a Merit Recipient for the National Young Arts Foundation. She has also been awarded several talent scholarships to Joffrey Ballet in New York City and was invited to be part of the professional Trainee Jazz Program.[10]

Career

Wolf was the co-host of Catfish: The TV Show on MTV for season 4 episode 2.

References

  1. ^ "TEMECULA: Great Oak High senior goes for Miss Teen California". The Press Enterprise. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  2. ^ Stump, Scott (August 12, 2013). "Newly crowned Miss Teen USA: I was a victim of cybercrime". Today. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Tolentino, Jia (August 13, 2013). "Interview with Cassidy Wolf, the New Miss Teen USA". The Hairpin. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Cassidy Wolf: Miss Teen USA 'Sextortion Victim'". Sky News. August 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "Cassidy Wolf, Miss Teen USA, claims she was extorted by an online hacker, report says". CBS News. August 14, 2013. Archived from the original on November 21, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "Miss Teen USA hacker jailed for 18 months". BBC News. March 18, 2014. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  7. ^ Moss, Caroline (March 18, 2014). "Hacker Who 'Sextorted' Miss Teen USA Gets 18 Months In Prison". Business Insider. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  8. ^ "Miss Teen USA webcam hacker Jared James Abrahams sentenced to 18 months in prison". The Independent. March 18, 2014. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  9. ^ Kashman, Star (2023). "GOOGLE DORKING OR LEGAL HACKING: FROM THE CIA COMPROMISE TO YOUR CAMERAS AT HOME, WE ARE NOT AS SAFE AS WE THINK". Wash. J. L. Tech. & Arts. 18 (2).
  10. ^ "CASSIDY WOLF". missuniverse.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
Awards and achievements Preceded by Logan West Miss Teen USA 2013 Succeeded by K. Lee Graham Preceded byAlexa Jones Miss California Teen USA 2013 Succeeded byChloe Hatfield
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