German Hacker Sorry For Stealing Lady Gaga Songs

First Published: December 8, 2010 12:48 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium

BERLIN, Germany -- Lady Gaga shows off another fashionable look as she leaves her hotel in London on October 22, 2010 Caption Lady Gaga shows off another fashionable look as she leaves her hotel in London on October 22, 2010 A teenage German hacker says he’s sorry for stealing pop songs from Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson and other singers — some previously unreleased — and selling them online.

Deniz A. — whose last name has not been released — told Bild newspaper in an interview on Wednesday that he and a friend hadn’t set out to do anything wrong.

The 18-year-old says: “I’m sorry for everything I’ve done — I never thought it would go so far… we were only interested in the music.”

Charges are yet to be filed.

Authorities say the two allegedly used a Trojan Horse malware to hack into the artists’ computers for about 12 months before being discovered and earned more than €10,000 ($13,240) in illegal sales.

The theft forced the advanced release of several singles, officials said Friday.

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