New day, new leak, this time affecting Rose McGowan

Dec 11, 2017 11:47 GMT  ·  By

Alleged nude photos and a sex tape stolen from American actress Rose McGowan have been posted online as part of another series of the already-famous celebrity pic leak called The Fappening.

Best known for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB supernatural drama series Charmed, McGowan hasn’t commented on the leak, and details of the incident, including how the photos ended up possibly getting stolen by hackers, aren’t available for the time being.

Several websites known in the past for posting the Fappening leaks also published a video showing the now-44-year-old actress having sexual intercourse with a man. It’s not clear if the photos indeed belong to McGowan, and if they’re part of an old or new batch.

This isn’t the first time Rose McGowan’s X-rated photos are posted online, as three different leaks also took place in November 2016, December 2016, and March 2017.

Previous incidents reported to law enforcement

After the March leak, McGowan said she planned to contact the Department of Justice to have the leak investigated, threatening hackers who violated her privacy on Twitter in a short message. “Hey little hacker boys, Mama is coming and she hits hard.”

The American actress isn’t the first celebrity that’s complaining to the police of privacy violation following private photos getting posted online, but in most of the cases fighting against cybercriminals and website posting the stolen content is nearly impossible.

While some websites agree to take down the X-rated photos, others posted them on a bigger number of mirrors, including forums and servers stored overseas where takedown requests aren’t as effective as in the United States.

The original hacker who started the original Fappening scandal in 2014, however, was sentenced to no less than 18 months in federal prison on hacking charges, while a second person who was involved in the breach received a sentence of 9 months in jail.