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Man accused of leaking Madonna songs arrested in Israel

By | Published on Thursday 22 January 2015

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An Israeli man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing and selling unreleased music from a number of major musicians, including Madonna.

Last month, Madonna rush released six tracks from her new album, ‘Rebel Heart’, after unfinished demo versions of the tracks leaked online; something the singer compared to “terrorism” and “rape”, like a fucking idiot. The unnamed hacker is accused of being behind that leak.

Private investigator Asher Wizman told Reuters that he had been hired by Madonna’s management to look into rumours that the theft had taken place in Israel. He explained: “Our investigator found her computers, at home and at a studio, were broken into from a computer in Israel. We tracked down the computer, and the man behind it. After gathering enough evidence, we turned to the police and he was arrested today”.

A police spokesperson confirmed this, saying that the arrested man “is suspected of computer hacking, copyright violation and fraudulent receipt of goods. During the investigation it appeared the suspect had broken into the computers of a number of international artists, stole unreleased demos and final tracks and sold them over the internet”.

Madonna’s ‘Rebel Heart’ album is due out in its entirety on 9 Mar. Mike Tyson is on it.



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