Bear Grylls hires a bodyguard: Wild man calls in help after hack attack - and offers Scarlett Johansson some tips

A recent spate of high-profile 'cyber attacks' against celebrities has seen everyone from French President Nicholas Sarkozy to and Justin Bieber fall victim to malicious online attacks.
Bear Grylls couldn't believe it when he became a victim, he reveals in an exclusive interview with Mail Online.
'My website was hacked for two days,' he said today. 'The guy put up a message saying, 'Your web security sucks'. When I got bitten by a tree viper in Borneo, I had anti-venom ready. I wasn't prepared for this.'

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'Even after the attack, I still thought I was safe,' he says. 'But I called these guys who specialise in really heavyweight security for celebrities, Vigilante Bespoke - a couple of key presses and they were in my website again.

 

'This is why Sarkozy got hacked - he is unaware. It was a wake-up call for me. If  had known to put 'remote wipe' on her iPhone, her photos might have been safe.'

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'When I prepare for an expedition, if I make a mistake, it's bad news. You won't die in a cyber attack, but it's what price you put on your privacy,' he says.
'These guys have been like a bodyguard for my family - for everything from our PCs to our phones. I know I'm safe.'
Bear is currently in the States campaigning to raise awareness of online security with specialist Norton.