Selena Gomez is bracing herself for a potential leak of private photos and messages after her Instagram account was hacked.

The singer and actress, 25, is among a host of A-listers warned by the social media network that their accounts have been targeted.

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Selena Gomez and other celebrities fear the cyber attack could mean personal photos and messages are leaked
Stars fear the cyber-attack will see personal material intended only for friends and loved ones released online.

Bosses at the technology firm, owned by Facebook, confirmed the hackers were also able to access stars’ email addresses and phone numbers as a result of a glitch in their software.

A source said: “Many of the biggest celebrities in the world will be very concerned about this.

“Many use Instagram for chatting privately and swapping pics with friends. A lot will be hastily deleting things to stop anything embarrassing getting out in the hope that it’s not too late.”

Bosses have contacted high profile users to warn them of the attack, and encourage them to change their passwords.

Confirmation of the breach came just two days after Selena, the network’s most popular star, was hacked.

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Selena Gomez’s team confirmed that her Instagram was hackedCredit: Handout
The attacker posted nude snaps of ex Justin Bieber to her 125million followers.

The account was removed, but later reinstated without the offending images.

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The Instagram cyber attack follows a string of high-profile hacks on stars.

Nude photos of some celebrities appeared online after Apple’s iCloud storage system was targeted.

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Instagram bosses have contacted some celebrities in order to provide extra protection for their high profile accountsCredit: Alamy

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Selena Gomez and friends are allegedly fearful of anything that could leakCredit: Getty – Contributor

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Selena Gomez had her account hacked before the pics of Biebs appearedCredit: Getty – Contributor

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Selena’s Instagram account was swiftly shut down after the nude photos of Justin Bieber appearedCredit: Getty – Contributor

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Nude photos of her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber were posted to her 125 million followers.Credit: Getty – Contributor

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The hacker of Selena Gomez’s Instagram posted nude images of her ex-boyfriend Justin BieberCredit: The Mega Agency

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Instagram is one of the most popular social networks with Selena Gomez being their most popular user of the app