Hackers threaten Emma Watson

Says 'nude photos will be leaked within days'

Emma Watson has become the latest target of hackers who are threatening to publish a series of intimate pictures of her in a matter of days.

It is thought the online thieves were retaliating after she delivered a rousing speech in New York as part of her role as UN Women Goodwill ambassador over the weekend.

But then there was a Plot Twist: She spoke out against the publication of the stolen photos after the first naked images of Jennifer Lawrence were leaked. “Even worse than seeing women's privacy violated on social media is reading the accompanying comments that show such a lack of empathy,” she tweeted.

At the moment, the countdown does not specify when the photographs, purportedly of Watson, will be published, although the site has reportedly been created by members of internet forum 4Chan. It features an image of Watson wiping a tear from her eye, as a digital timer counts down the seconds.