UK police arrest man in Pippa royal photo 'hack'
British police said Saturday they had arrested a suspect following reports that 3,000 photographs had been hacked from Pippa Middleton, sister-in-law of Prince William, and were being touted for sale.
The pictures were reported by The Sun and Daily Mail newspapers to have been stolen from Middleton's iCloud account and included shots of her sister Kate, plus her and William's children Prince George, three, and Princess Charlotte, one.
Someone had been in touch with media via the encrypted messaging service WhatsApp to offer them for sale, the reports added.
The Sun said it had been asked for £50,000 (58,000 euros, $65,000) for the shots.
Scotland Yard police headquarters said they had received a report on Friday concerning the alleged hacking of a personal iCloud account and specialist officers were investigating.
On Saturday, a 35-year-old man was arrested at an address in Northamptonshire, central England, they said.
"He was arrested on suspicion of a Computer Misuse Act offence and is being taken into custody at south London police station and enquiries continue," a statement said.