Catherine Tyldesley, Nicole Scherzinger and Miley Cyrus are among top stars taking action against hackers after X-rated snaps were stolen and leaked online
SEVERAL top stars were taking legal action against hackers last night after their X-rated snaps were stolen and leaked online.
Miley Cyrus, 24, her model ex Stella Maxwell, 27, Kristen Stewart, 27, Tiger Woods and his ex Lindsey Vonn all had naked or partially naked photos put up.
A fake nude picture of X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger, 39, also appeared on the sleazy website.
Real snaps of Nicole clothed were also used but came from her Instagram account.
She has now asked lawyers to get those removed from the site.
Meanwhile, one photo is of golf ace Tiger, 41, naked in a bathroom.
It is believed to have been swiped from the phone of Olympic skier Lindsey, 32, who he dated for two years.
Hackers also put up her racy images. The pair’s lawyers have now successfully removed the pictures but they vowed to find the culprits.
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A spokesman for Lindsey said: “It’s an outrageous and despicable invasion of privacy for anyone to steal and illegally publish private intimate photos.
“She will take necessary legal action to protect her rights.
“She believes hackers and the websites that encourage this detestable conduct should be prosecuted to the fullest extent.”
Vonn and Woods were one of the hottest couples in the sporting world during their two-year relationship before it ended in May 2015.
She has revealed since she found it “really hard” being with the sporting legend due to all the scrutiny they were under as a celebrity couple who were both at the peaks of their respective sports.
This latest incident is another blow to Woods in what has been a miserable few months.
He was arrested in May on suspicion of driving under the influence.
A urine test revealed he had taken opioid painkiller hydrocodone — which is sold under the brand name Vicodin.
Hackers also targeted Corrie’s Faye Brookes, 29, who plays Kate Connor.
Two months ago The Sun told how other Brit celebrities had intimate snaps leaked.
One showed Faye’s Street pal Catherine Tyldesley, 33 — the show’s Eva Green — in a bra and knickers. Two others were of her fully clothed.
There were 23 of Melanie Sykes, 46, including three nude and five topless. In most of the others she was in lingerie.
Six snaps were of Sally Lindsay, 43, once the Street’s Shelley Unwin, posing topless in a panto dressing room.
Others showed Corrie’s Kym Marsh, 40 — TV’s Michelle Connor.
In January Edward Majerczyk, 29, of Chicago, US, got nine months’ jail for hacking around 30 stars, including Kate Upton, 25, and Jennifer Lawrence, 27.
Last October, Ryan Collins, 36, of Pennsylvania, got 18 months for hacking more than 100 accounts.