Scarlett Johansson taps FBI over allegedly hacked nude photos

Scarlett Johansson arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 27, 2011, in Hollywood, Calif.

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(CBS) Scarlett Johansson is the latest celebrity wrapped up in a nude photo scandal.

The FBI is reportedly investigating the release of photos allegedly hacked from the 26-year-old actress' cell phone.

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"The FBI is aware of the alleged hacking incident and is looking into it," an FBI official told FoxNews.com. Sources close to Johansson told TMZ that the FBI would be contacted because they believe the leak is a criminal act.

The photos, which surfaced online Wednesday, show a woman who appears to be Johansson snapping pictures of her backside and breasts.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Johansson's name was among around 50 potential victims mentioned back in March in connection with the investigation of a hacking ring targeting celebrities' email accounts and smartphones.

Vanessa Hudgens previously met with authorities, TMZ reports, over nude pictures allegedly hacked from her Gmail account that surfaced online.

Three months ago, nude photos purported to be of actress Blake Lively also surfaced online. Her rep denied the photos were of Lively.

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[sergal2]

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[formrusmcsgt]

"The FBI is aware of the alleged hacking incident and is looking into it," an FBI official told FoxNews.com

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The first question the FBI investigators should ask is what kind of person stores nude pics of themselves in their phone?

[enaid3]

KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON SCARLETT AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS!!! OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PUBLICITY........

[keote_poet]

this is an outrage! quick, let me see those photos so I can be disgusted....

[endpcnow]

Really?? Doesn't the FBI have better things to do?? Don't take pictures of yourself with your cellphone or put them on your computer, or print them out, etc, etc. I don't think she's that hot anyway.

[dontforget911]

btw from the quality of the photos it looks like Scarlett doesn't have an iPhone. Time to upgrade to the iPhone 5 Scarlett! Mind as well make it worth the fuss. hehehe

[dontforget911]

Why all the fuss, Scarlett is not a beautiful actress to get so many people excited over. She probably put the photos on her phone so they can be hacked to get publicity. I guess she is out of movie contracts, looks like a desperate move to me. Who in their right mind would put nude photos of themselves on their phone to begin with. I guess the dumb blond jokes fit in this case. It's a waste of tax payer's money for the FBI to investigate.

[emeralds_green]

Seriously? Tracking down terrorists way more important.

[esq777]

The FBI?? They don't have anything better to do than investigate a phone hacking of some idiotic celebrity who didn't realize that put compromising photos on your cell phone is really not a bright idea?

[rainbowroosie]

Award her $12, about the price of a ticket to one of her movies, then move on. Much ado about nothing.