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19 March 2024

Celebrity nude photo leak: Model helps cops

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A model in California helped police set up a sting operation on a celebrity nude photo hacker, after the later threatened her to pay $900 [Dh55,129] or have her naked body exposed to the world.

Madison Louch told investigating officials that the hacker claimed he was notorious for hacking celebrity accounts. Pic credit: Facebook

Madison Louch told investigating officials that the hacker claimed he was ‘notorious’ for hacking into celebrity accounts and that he would ruin her modeling career , reported Daily Mail.

He gave her specific instructions as to where to drop off the money. At the designated location, a woman showed up to collect the cash, who was arrested by police.

Pic: Facebook

The woman admitted to agreeing to pick up the cash but denied any role in the plot. She also revealed details of the hacker, who allegedly hails from Vancouver. However, police are yet to find him or even prove he exists, the report added.

Meanwhile, the woman pleaded guilty and has escaped a jail term, but received three years’ probation and community service.

Hackers have been hacking into Apple’s iCloud  and distributing nude pictures of celebrities. In the past, Rihanna, Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton have fallen victims to such photo hackers.