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Hollywood Hackers Stealing Nude Pics, Movie Scripts, and More

Posted on Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 by
An even less-ethical TMZ? Have you heard of Hollywood Leaks, a new band of hackers that has been breaking into entertainment industry insiders’ email accounts and leaking what they find, including nude photos, phone numbers, and movie scripts? The hackers aren’t particularly skilled, according to this article on Gawker, which says they’ve broken into accounts mostly by guessing bad security questions.

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Elaine Rigoli

Elaine Rigoli is a veteran business writer with years of experience managing content and community for various B2B and consumer websites. Elaine has written thousands of articles and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal and eWeek, among other publications.

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