Pippa Middleton is the latest celebrity to suffer an iCloud account hack

There have been numerous cases of iCloud accounts being hacked over the years, but it's the celebrity ones that hit the headlines. Well, that and things like the Fappening. The latest celebrity account to fall victim to hackers is Pippa Middleton, sister of British royal Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.

A reported 3,000 images have been stolen from Pippa's account, and these are said to include photographs of Kate and her children. Leaked images also show photos from private parties, and shots of wedding dresses.

British newspapers the Sun and Daily Mail both report that they have been approached by an anonymous seller who was looking for £50,000 (around $65,000) for the images. The hack has been confirmed by Pippa Middleton's lawyers, and Scotland Yard is investigating the incident.

A spokesman said: "No arrests have been made. Inquiries are ongoing."

The hacker contacted newspapers using an encrypted messaging service and used the pseudonym "Crafty Cockney" and said that the collection also features naked photos of Middleton's fiancé James Matthews.

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