Now the Taylor Swift Hacker Is Texting Rape Threats to Lily Allen
The hacker who broke into Taylor Swift's social media accounts now seems to be targeting her celebrity friends—or her celebrity fans, anyway. British pop singer Lily Allen Instagrammed a text message Thursday night from someone threatening to "hack u and kidnap u then rape ur gaping body," with the caption "Cool iMessage from some kid that got my number from hacking Taylor Swift's Twitter."
Swift's Twitter and Instagram were briefly taken over last month by someone who threatened to release the singer's naked selfies. A hacker named Veri told Gawker's Sam Biddle he was behind it, offering alleged screenshots of Swift's DMs with her BFF Lena Dunham as proof.
Is Veri the same person texting rape threats to Lily Allen and claiming to be "a terrorist from ISIS?" It seems likely. He told Biddle last month that "I got Lily Allen's # from DMs," and also has a history of posing as an operative for the Islamic State.
The person threatening Allen also made an offer to help her secure her accounts, something Veri said he'd offered to do for Taylor Swift a number of times, with no response.
But whoever is claiming they're going to "fuck the hole in [Allen's] neck u dumb skank" also says they "still own" Swift's account. It's not entirely clear which account they're talking about, though: Veri was quickly locked out of Swift's Twitter and Instagram accounts last week, but claimed he had gotten in through her AOL email. He also said he was able to access her iCloud account and download a full backup of her iPhone.
If Veri was telling the truth about having Lily Allen's phone number, was he telling the truth about uncovering six nude Tayla selfies? A disturbing thought, but he still hasn't produced the evidence. Swift herself has denied the photos exist, tweeting "you got NOTHING."
