PIPPA HACKED

Man accused of trying to sell 3,000 iCloud pics from Pippa Middleton’s phone to The Sun flicks the middle finger after being released on bail

Police launched investigation after The Sun revealed a hacker asked for £50,000 for photos

The PlayStation geek arrested after Pippa Middleton’s iCloud account was hacked for 3,000 private photographs flicked a photographer the middle finger after he was released on bail.

Jobless dad Nathan Wyatt, 35, was being quizzed by officers on Sunday after he was arrested on Saturday night.

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Wyatt gave a photographer the middle finger outside his home in Wellingbrough, Northamptonshire, todayCredit: SWNS - Cambridge +44 (0)11790665
The jobless hacking suspect then changed his stance to a thumbs up and appeared unfazed by press attentionCredit: SWNS - Cambridge +44 (0)11790665
Wyatt, pictured here today, allegedly offered The Sun 3,000 private images of Pippa Middleton before he was arrested on Sunday nightCredit: SWNS - Cambridge +44 (0)11790665

The Sun revealed on Saturday how 3,000 photographs were stolen for Pippa’s iCloud account and offered for sale by someone demanding £50,000 within 48 hours.

It included shots of her sister the Duchess of Cambridge’s children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

The images also included Pippa at a wedding dress fitting and a nude pic of her fiance, James Matthews.

The personal phone numbers of Prince William and Kate Middleton were also said to be at the mercy of data thieves.

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Scotland Yard tasked specialist officers to the case after we revealed the hack and Pippa called in lawyers.

The 35-year-old was arrested by police in Northampton on Saturday night on suspicion of an offence under the Computer Misuse Act.

He has since been quizzed by officers from the Met Police and released on bail until a date in late November.

Nathan Wyatt, 35, has been arrested by officers investigating the hacking of Pippa Middleton's iCloud account
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Wyatt loves to play PlayStation games and boasts he once worked as a 'getaway driver'
Pippa called in lawyers and the police after we alerted her to the security breachCredit: Getty Images

Exclusive pictures published by The Sun show him with a fag in his mouth playing video games in his living room surrounded by kids' plastic toys and a baby at his feet.

The Northamptonshire home he shares with his fiancée Kelly Howell and their kids was being searched by forensic teams this weekend.

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Cops were seen taking pictures inside the £200,000 three-bedroom property during the night.

Officers were also particularly interested in papers in the back of Wyatt’s blue Ford Puma coupe.

Neighbour Patricia Kightly, 57, was shocked at the police action and said Wyatt was a trusted member of the community.

Geek Nathan Wyatt was being quizzed over the weekend on suspicion of an offence under the Computer Misuse Act
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She told The Sun: “They are a nice, respectable couple. I have only only heard them squabbling twice in the years they’ve been here.

“They’ve even kept an eye on my house while I’ve been away for me so they are people I trust."

Another local said they had heard Wyatt’s fiancé Kelly tell one of her children “it’s all right darling go to sleep” when cops were in the house.

A neighbour who asked not to be named added: “He stays at home and she works.

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“They all turned up at 10pm on Saturday night.

“They were taking a lot of pictures in the house but also outside.

“The cops were checking in the boot of his car and looking for paperwork.

“He is friendly and always says good morning - police haven’t told us what it is about.”

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The hacked photos include a nude of Pippa Middleton's fiance James MatthewsCredit: PA:Press Association

Wyatt’s online presence talks at great length about Sony PlayStation games but also shows a knowledge of computers.

His Facebook page claims “I used to be a getaway driver” and says he is originally from Milton Keynes.

Earlier this year he said he had started studying at Sir Frank Markham Community School.

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He posted online on August 13 last year: “Day started s***, I’m turning it around #weednspeed.

Five days earlier he shared a link to an app called The Tunnel Bear, which allows users to browse privately online and “experience the internet as if you are in another country”.


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