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The FBI has said it has arrested and filed federal charges against one person in a probe of email hacking that targeted Hollywood celebrities. The FBI has arrested and charged a Florida man in a probe of email hacking that targeted Hollywood celebrities, US law enforcement officials say.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the person was arrested on Wednesday on charges stemming from a year-long probe known as Operation Hackerazzi. Christopher Chaney, 35, of Jacksonville, was arrested on Wednesday on charges stemming from a year-long probe known as Operation Hackerazzi.
The Associated Press reported that a Florida man has been accused of hacking into the email accounts of celebrities including Scarlett Johansson. He is accused of hacking into more than 50 email accounts.
More details are expected later. According to an FBI statement, Mr Chaney offered up photos from the accounts to celebrity blog sites.
It is not yet known if the charges relate to an incident last month where photographs appearing to show a nude Johansson were posted online. He is also alleged to have stolen financial information and film scripts through hacking email accounts.
At the time the FBI said it was investigating "the person or groups responsible for a series of computer intrusions involving high-profile figures". "Unfortunately, Mr Chaney was able to access nude photos of some of the celebrities and some of them were uploaded on the internet," US Attorney Andre Birotte Jr said.
Ms Eimiller said dozens of stars had been the victims of hackers who had stolen personal information from email and other accounts. Mr Birotte confirmed that a recently circulated nude photo of film star Scarlett Johansson is part of the investigation.
But she declined to name any alleged victims "due to the pending nature of our investigation". Mr Chaney is charged with hacking Google, Apple and Yahoo email accounts.
He set up each account to forward a copy of every email received to himself, according to the charge sheet issues by a Los Angeles grand jury.
He faces up to 121 years in prison if convicted on all 26 charges, including accessing and damaging computers, wire tapping and identity theft.
The Florida man allegedly used several online aliases, including "anonygrrl" and "jaxjaguars911".