Actress Scarlett Johansson’s photo hacker identified by the FBI
September 19th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattWashington, Sept 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The FBI has reportedly identified the leader of the hacking group who hacked the cell phone of actress Scarlett Johansson. The group posted nude images of the actress on the Internet last week after getting access to them on her personal phone.
TMZ reported that the FBI’s investigation has revealed the group behind the hack. The FBI has also announced that they have gotten the identity of at least one of the members of the hacking group. The FBI says the person might be the ringleader of the group.
The LA Times reported that the FBI started their investigation before the hackers unlawfully gained access to the phone contents of the Johansson.
The report failed to name the suspect but the FBI is reportedly closing in on the individual members of the group. With this revelation, it seems the tide is turning on the hackers who have in the past made life difficult for some Hollywood stars.
In the last couple of months, several Hollywood stars have seen their private and sometimes embarrassing pictures hacked and published on the Internet. There have been no arrests.
Some of the stars who have suffered at the hands of the hackers include Jessica Alba, Emma Caulfield, Ali Larter and Vanessa Hudgens.
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- Blogger 'ready to meet FBI over celebrity nude photo hacker' - Mar 22, 2011
- Hacker leaks actress's nude photos, faces 60-year jail - Mar 27, 2012
- Hacker apologises to Johansson - Oct 14, 2011
- Breakups That Took Hollywood By Surprise This Past Week - Dec 15, 2010
- Scarlett Johansson defends her nude pictures - Nov 02, 2011
- Scotland Yard anti-terror hotline hacked? - Apr 12, 2012
- Scarlett's vulnerable feelings - Mar 14, 2012
- Hudgens not converting to Judaism - Oct 22, 2010
- I deserve some privacy: Johannsson - Sep 29, 2011
- Johansson not dating British musician - Dec 21, 2011
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