‘Addiction’ drove Scarlett Johansson’s nude photo hacker

Christopher Chaney, the man accused of hacking into the email accounts of female celebrities, and scooping up their private messages and nude photos, has described how his curiousity became an addiction.

35-year-old Chaney, from Jacksonville, Florida, was arrested by the FBI earlier this week in connection with “Operation Hackerazzi”, an investigation into a series of high profile hacking incidents involving the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and others.

In an exclusive interview with CNN affiliate WAWS/WTEV, Chaney claimed he does not remember who was the first celebrity he targeted.

Victims identified identified in the FBI’s indictment include Scarlett Johansson,…

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