‘Guccifer’ Indicted in U.S. for Id Theft, Cyberstalking

A Romanian hacker known as Guccifer was indicted by a federal grand jury in the U.S. for breaking into the e-mail of a family member of two presidents and, according to a person familiar with the matter, was the one who revealed that former President George W. Bush was a painter.

Marcel Lazar Lehel was charged with wire fraud, unauthorized access, aggravated identity theft and cyberstalking for allegedly hacking into the e-mail and social media accounts of several high-profile victims, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney in Richmond, Virginia. The paintings by Bush circulated widely on the Internet after the hack included self-portraits of the former president in the shower and bath.