Victoria's Secret model Gigi Hadid 'targeted by blackmailers threatening to release photos from her hacked iCloud account'
- The 20-year-old Victoria's Secret model is reportedly being blackmailed by hackers who accessed her phone content
- It's claimed the hackers told Hadid they would sell photos and videos from her iCloud to the media unless she pays up
- Hadid allegedly contacted police and hired a private security firm to probe the breach
Supermodel Gigi Hadid has reportedly become the latest celebrity to have her iPhone hacked.
According to the gossip site TMZ, the newly minted Victoria’s Secret Angel has been contacted by the perpetrators who threatened to release her iCloud unless she pays up.
The hackers reportedly told Hadid they would sell her photos and videos to the media unless she complies with their demands.
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Breach: Model Gigi Hadid, pictured here at the 2015 American Music Awards in Los Angeles on November 22, has reportedly become the latest celebrity to have her iPhone hacked
Shakedown: The hackers allegedly told Hadid, who made her Victoria’s Secret runway debut November 10 (pictured), they they would sell photos and videos from her iCloud accounts unless she pays up
TMZ, citing anonymous sources, reported that the 20-year-old blonde stunner has refused to go along with the shakedown, and instead contacted the authorities.
Hadid, who made her Victoria’s Secret runway debut earlier this month alongside Kendall Jenner, also allegedly hired a private security firm to investigate the breach and bring the hackers to justice, reported the gossip site.
There has been a spate of celebrity hacks in recent years, including the high-profile cyber-attack on Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence, whose nude photos were splashed across the Internet in 2014.
The 24-year-old Academy Award winner said of the breach: 'It's is not a scandal. It is a sex crime. It is a sexual violation. It's disgusting. The law needs to be changed, and we need to change.'
Fighting back: The 20-year-old beauty allegedly went to the police, and she also hired a private security firm to investigate the breach
The list of A-listers who have fallen victim to Internet bandits and had their privacy violated online also includes Scarlett Johansson, Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba.
In many of the cases, hacked photos of Hollywood’s leading ladies ended up on the image-based message board 4Chan, where users can share pictures and comments anonymously.
As of Monday morning, Hadid has not publicly commented on the alleged hack.
Hit list: The list of A-listers who have fallen victim to Internet bandits and had their privacy violated online also includes Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence (left) and Avengers alum Scarlett Johansson (right)
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