FBI Raids Miley Cyrus' Hacker (Wizbang Pop!)

The Tennessee apartment of Josh Holly, the admitted hacker who bragged about breaking into Cyrus' old email account and posting racy pictures of the teen star online, was raided Monday morning in connection with his alleged dirty deeds, reports Wired.com's Threat Level blog.

The FBI did not immediately return calls for comment, but Cyrus' attorney, William Sobel, tells E! News, "This is an ongoing investigation and we appreciate the efforts of the FBI."

Agents, armed with a thick file on Holly's recent online activities, served the 19-year-old Monday morning in Murfreesboro, Tenn., with a search warrant and a list of items they were looking for. They ultimately seized three of Holly's computers and his phone, but no arrest was made. No charges have been filed to date.

"I guess somebody ended up ratting me out," Holly told Threat Level. "I was just kind of shaking. I was thrown way off guard. I've never had anything like this happen before to a point that I just didn't know what to do. I was afraid to kick them out of my house."

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Comments (3)

"....I was afraid to kick t... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by MichaelC | October 22, 2008 1:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

MichaelC:

"....I was afraid to kick them out of my house", says Josh.

Ha! I'd like to have seen the subsequent news report (and the carnage)as Josh, ahem, kicked them out of his cave.

Posted on October 22, 2008 13:37

Sittin' and starin' out of ... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by mojo | October 22, 2008 2:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

mojo:

Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window
God's Gift are kickin' the door in again
I'd like to get some sleep before I travel
But if you got a warrant,
I guess you're gonna come in...

-- The Grateful Dead, "Truckin'"

Posted on October 22, 2008 14:15

Thats what this little fuck... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Mr. EE | October 22, 2008 3:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Mr. EE:

Thats what this little fuck gets. Cant stand mutha fuckas who hack. At least find some naked pix of this tween bitch.

Posted on October 22, 2008 15:15

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