A 35-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with the reported hacking of the iCloud account of Pippa Middleton, younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, and the alleged theft of 3,000 photographs, police said.
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The Sun said it had been approached by a person using a pseudonym and asking for £50,000 ($A85,000) within 48 hours.
The pictures were reported by The Sun and Daily Mail newspapers to have been stolen from Ms Middleton’s iCloud account, and contained shots of her sister Kate and her children.
Earlier on Saturday, a Met Police spokesman said specialist officers were investigating the claim. Pippa Middleton was also maid of honor to her sister Catherine (‘Kate’) when she married Prince William.
Middleton announced her engagement to Matthews in July.
‘Due to current climate on privacy laws in the UK I’m intending a quick United States sale but would at least give you a heads-up’.
Pippa Middleton and her fiance, James Matthews.
The images included some of the royal children as well as at a wedding dress fitting and at parties.
The seller, whose gender is not known, had obtained the images and wanted to speak to journalists. They added that they want to sell the photos within 48 hours to a British or United States magazine, but prefer a UK buyer due to their more “tasteful” publications. LOL.
It is believed the hackers used the password reset function to access the online accounts.
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Experts have warned that answers to personal questions relating to celebrities should be relatively easy to find.
