Former Michigan coach pleads not guilty to scheme alleging he hacked info, stole 'intimate' photos

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The former Michigan football coach accused of hacking the personal information of thousands of athletes and stealing "intimate" photos and videos has pleaded not guilty to the crimes.

Matt Weiss, 42, was hit with a 24-count federal indictment on Thursday, prosecutors announced; he was fired from his coaching position under former head coach Jim Harbaugh following an investigation into the alleged crimes. 

According to the indictment, from 2015 to 2023, Weiss "gained unauthorized access to student athlete databases of more than 100 colleges and universities that were maintained by a third-party vendor."

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Matt Weiss, 42, was hit with a 24-count federal indictment on Thursday, prosecutors announced. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)

He then allegedly downloaded personal information and data of more than 150,000 athletes, and from there, Weiss was able to access the information of more than 2,000 athletes, including access to their social media, email and cloud storage. 

Weiss is accused of using this information to download "personal, intimate digital photographs and videos that were never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners," prosecutors said. 

He then allegedly downloaded personal information and data of more than 150,000 athletes, and from there, Weiss was able to access the information of more than 2,000 athletes, including access to their social media, email and cloud storage.  (Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)

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Weiss is facing 14 counts of unauthorized access to computers and