Nude photos of Scarlett after phone hacked

The FBI are investigating after Scarlett Johansson's phone was hacked and nude photos were leaked. Photo / Getty Images

Nude photos of actress Scarlett Johansson have surfaced on the internet, after the celebrity allegedly had pictures leaked from her mobile phone.

The photos show the 26-year old The Avengers star topless and in a towel with an exposed backside.

Johansson is the latest in a line of celebrities to fall victim to apparent leaked nude photos - Jessica Alba and Vannessa Hudgens similarly suffered the embarrassment of having explicit pictures appearing online.

She has enlisted the help of the FBI to investigate and catch the tech-savvy thieves who hacked into her phone and stole several sultry images, according to celebrity news website TMZ.

Websites like Perez Hilton and Mediatakout.com then received the images.

A representative for Johansson was unavailable for comment, but FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller has told E! News that they are on the case.

"The FBI is investigating a person or group responsible for a series of cyber intrusions of high profile figures" she said.

"This would include many devices - could mean a computer, desktop, laptop, iPad, cell phone...intrusions into personal online accounts too."

- Herald Online staff