Selena Gomez is the latest celebrity bracing themselves for a potential leak of private photos after her Instagram was hacked
Selena Gomez is bracing herself for a potential leak of private photos and messages after her Instagram account was hacked.
The singer and actress, 25, is among a host of A-listers warned by the social media network that their accounts have been targeted.
Stars fear the cyber-attack will see personal material intended only for friends and loved ones released online.
Bosses at the technology firm, owned by Facebook, confirmed the hackers were also able to access stars’ email addresses and phone numbers as a result of a glitch in their software.
A source said: “Many of the biggest celebrities in the world will be very concerned about this.
“Many use Instagram for chatting privately and swapping pics with friends. A lot will be hastily deleting things to stop anything embarrassing getting out in the hope that it’s not too late.”
Bosses have contacted high profile users to warn them of the attack, and encourage them to change their passwords.
Confirmation of the breach came just two days after Selena, the network’s most popular star, was hacked.
The attacker posted nude snaps of ex Justin Bieber to her 125million followers.
The account was removed, but later reinstated without the offending images.
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