Hacking Ring Hits 50 Celebs

Christopher Chaney also hacked Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis

(NEWSER) - The man responsible for bringing naked photos of Scarlett Johansson to the World Wide Web has pleaded guilty to nine felonies, including unauthorized access to a computer and wiretapping, reports TMZ . Christopher Chaney, 35, also accessed email accounts belonging to Mila Kunis and Christina Aguilera, and had forwarded other, less racy photos of celebrities to two gossip sites, notes the AP . Chaney was immediately taken into custody and will be sentenced in July. More»

He guessed passwords, leaked photos of Scarlett Johansson, others: FBI

(NEWSER) - The FBI has arrested a suspect accused of hacking the emails of Scarlett Johansson and other celebrities and leaking personal—sometimes nude—photos, reports the Los Angeles Times . The feds say Christopher Chaney, 35, didn't have a sophisticated tech scheme. Rather, he pored over public info available in magazines, on Facebook, etc., and used it to guess passwords. Other celebrities reportedly victimized include Mila Kunis, Vanessa Hudgens, and Christina Aguilera. More»

Alleged nude photos of Scarlett Johansson surface

(NEWSER) - The FBI said today it is indeed on the case of an alleged mass hacking of celebrity cell phones, reports the Los Angeles Times . The confirmation comes after TMZ reported that Scarlett Johansson enlisted the agency's help after nude photos said to be of her showed up on websites this morning. Johansson has not commented publicly on whether the photos are actually of her. She's not alone, however: Vanessa Hudgens, Mila Kunis, Jessica Alba, and dozens of other actresses reportedly had their email accounts breached in March. Click for more . More»

Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp, survey shows

(NEWSER) - Dating site AshleyMadison.com, where you can go in search of an extramarital affair, recently surveyed its members to find out which celebrities they'd most like to cheat with. Fox News reports on the findings from 30,000 US members. The women:

1. Jessica Alba: Fifteen percent of the males surveyed chose the pregnant actress as their top choice.
2. Megan Fox: 14.4%
3. Angelina Jolie: 10.5%
4. Scarlett Johansson: Fox News notes that she was "the only blonde to make the cut," receiving 10.3% of the vote.
5. Halle Berry: 7.9%

Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria drop by for 'infomercial'

(NEWSER) - Jimmy Kimmel’s annual post-Oscar special featured a bevvy of Hollywood ladies: Lindsay Lohan, Scarlett Johansson, and a host of other celebs appeared in a lengthy "infomercial" for Hollywood workout program "Hottie Body Humpilates." Created by "Jimmy K," the regimen transformed the likes of Sofia Vergara from “a disgusting hippopotamus” into a woman "as hot as the devil's armpit on the Fourth of July." More»