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Technology & Science

Oct. 5, 2011

The rise of cell phone hacking: Oh, to be young, pretty and a Hollywood superstar

With hackers now targeting cell phones, are there any legal remedies for victims? By Peter J. Toren of Shulman, Rogers Ganal Pordy & Ecker and Micah Ascano of the University of New Hampshire School of Law


By Peter J. Toren and Micah Ascano


The entertainment press has been abuzz in recent weeks about the hacking of Hollywood superstar Scarlett Johanson's cell phone and the posting of nude photographs of her on the Internet, which she apparently had on her phone (don't ask why). A street artist has also created "art" from the photographs and has posted them in a variety of locations around Los Angeles. The artist claims he has received cease and de...

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