Miley Cyrus' Alleged Hacker Arrested

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Josh Holly, however, was not arrested on the case related to the star but for possession of unauthorised credit card account numbers.

January 6, 2011

AceShowbiz - A hacker who allegedly accessed Miley Cyrus' email account has been arrested on suspicion of unrelated internet crimes after police seized and searched his computer. Josh Holly, 21, allegedly acknowledged he hacked into the singer/actress' MySpace page in late 2007, according to an affidavit - and then bragged online about obtaining semi-nude photos of Cyrus from her Gmail account.

The information led police to seize his computer, and on Thursday, December 30, 2010 Holly was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee and charged with possession of unauthorised credit card account numbers, reports TMZ.com.

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He was released on Monday, January 3. Holly is not currently facing any charges relating to Cyrus.

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