Hackers eye on heroines mail accounts

South Indian star Asin, who made a blockbuster Ghajini last year, is facing a cyber threat.

Reportedly, not only has Asin's mailbox been hacked, but the password to her email account has also been changed. Presently Asin is not using her email id and is only posting messages on her website.

This is not the first time Asin has faced online problems. A few days ago, the actress found a false Twitter account in her name, in which someone was supplying wrong information about her.

"I was clubbed with (author) Chetan Bhagat and (Minister of State for External Affairs) Shashi Tharoor and put on a social networking website. But I'm not on Orkut, Facebook or Twitter. Apparently, there are lots of fake profiles," Asin clarified soon after the Twitter fiasco.

In the past, Riya Sen, Sonam Kapoor and Katrina Kaif have also been victims of such online mischief.

Last year, Sonam's Facebook account was hacked and her personal pictures and information were posted on the net. On being alerted by a friend, she reportedly asked her brother Harsh to delete all the personal information from her account.

An impersonator had created a false email account in Katrina Kaif's name and shot off emails to journalists and film industry people on her behalf.

Finally, Katrina's spokesperson had to issue a clarification: "She is not on any social networking sites. Many feel she is on Twitter but that's not true." Three email accounts of Riya were hacked within 72 hours last year. She was worried because her accounts had photographs from private albums as well as film scripts. "I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It's like somebody walked into my bedroom and caught me unawares. It's killing me and I don't know what to do," she had told a website at that time.

Bollywood celebrities are soft targets for hackers because there is always a huge curiosity about them and they attract a lot of attention.

The problem is even more rampant in the international arena. Just a few weeks ago, pop diva Britney Spears' Twitter account was hacked and the hacker posted this 'information' on her account:"Britney has passed today. It is a sad day for everyone. More news to come."

Soon, Britney was rushing to update her account and informing her fans and well-wishers that she was "fine and dandy, spending a quiet day at her home relaxing". Salma Hayek, Lindsay Lohan, Miley Cyrus and Lil' Kim are among other Hollywood actresses who have experienced hacker trouble. In fact, Hayek's email account was broken into and her private images were released earlier this year.

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