Vanessa Hudgens nude pictures hacked from e-mail, FBI now involved, says report

By: Edecio Martinez
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(CBS) - Vanessa Hudgens is now reportedly working with the FBI to determine who hacked her online e-mail account and leaked several nude photos of her on the internet.

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Federal investigators believe Hudgens and several other celebrities had their e-mails compromised by a ring of savvy nerds, possibly being led by an individual, according to online reports.

Hudgens' lawyer, Christopher Wong, told celebrity gossip site, TMZ, that the teen star is "deeply upset and angered that these old photos, which were taken years ago, continue to resurface."

"It is particularly disturbing that whoever got a hold of these private photos seem to be intent on illegally leaking them out over a long period of time," Wong told TMZ.

This is reportedly the third time compromising photos have been leaked of the 22-year-old former Disney star.

"We are actively working with law enforcement to determine who is responsible and to hold them accountable for their actions," Wong told the gossip site.

Another actress who the feds say was hacked by the same group is Scarlett Johansson, who had a nude picture stolen from her iPhone, according to TMZ.

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by you_MAY_be_right March 17, 2011 12:34 PM EDT

I said this yesterday.

Girls, the best way to prevent your nudie from showing up on the Web is...don't take them in the first place.

hat being sai, does anyone know where I can personally evaluate these photos, for legal purposes only of course.

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by Imthaid2 March 17, 2011 11:27 PM EDT: thepiratebay.org

by Imthaid2 March 17, 2011 12:17 PM EDT

Anyone who puts personal documents on a pc hooked into the internet is an imbecile. Either that, or, they want them to be leaked. I would suggest this girl opted to have them leaked to bump her popularity just as Paris Hilton and Pam Anderson did. I, for one, never heard of Vanessa before this. By the way Vanessa's pictures look great. Find them on thepiratebay if you already have not.

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by hologram5 March 17, 2011 3:07 PM EDT: Come on, really? I suppose with your logic all the source code at Microsoft that is hooked to the domain which in turn is hooked to the internet is stupid? WOW, just wow. You are stupid. There is a thing called routers and security. Only fools don't use security.


by Imthaid2 March 17, 2011 11:26 PM EDT: Stupid? Stupid is a person who believes a router's software can prevent a skilled hacker from breaking a firewall. Just how do you think facebook, banks, the DOD are constantly getting hacked. Yeah, that's right genius. Put your faith in a software programmer that would sell his own soul to make a quick buck. Now THAT'S stupid. Give me your IP number. We'll see how much faith you have. LOL

by berlinfoto-2009 March 17, 2011 12:09 PM EDT

If it is on the hard drive of your personal computer, and your computer is connected to the internet, it is almost as if it were in the publics domain. If you send it over the internet, their are sniffer programs that can look at it, and make a copy of it.
Does the United States Government have the capability of looking at what is on the hard drive of your computer if it is connected to the internet? Of course.
Does the United States Government routinely, and randomly search peoples computers, hard drives?

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by hologram5 March 17, 2011 3:08 PM EDT: Same with you, use security, routers and a strong pw, not the name of your dog. COme on people, use some frakking common sense.