Former NASA contractor hacked into women’s accounts, threatened to publish their nude photos

Richard Gregory Bauer didn’t hide his identity when he gathered information to hack into the email and social media accounts of his female friends, family members and co-workers.

In some cases, the U.S. attorney’s office said, he told them via Facebook that he was working on a class project and posed a series of questions, such as the name of their first pet or the city where their parents met — typical questions used to reset online passwords.