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Sep 1, 2014 · Samir Hussein/Getty. After naked photos of about 20 celebrities leaked online last night, the internet scrambled to try and figure out exactly how the images became public.In the original 4chan ...
- How Were The Celebrities' Accounts Hacked?
- What About That Security Hole?
- I Still Don't understand. They're Celebrities.
- Why Would They Store Photos in The Cloud in The First place?
- Should I Be worried?
Celebrities whose iCloud photos were leaked fell victim as a result of targeted attacks, according to the latest reports and information released by Apple. This means the people who hacked into the accounts likely knew the email addresses associated with the celebrity accounts or they were able to answer security questions that granted them access ...
It was thought hackers may have gained access to the iCloud accounts through a security hole in the online storage service's "Find My iPhone" feature which allowed them to conduct brute-force attacks. With a brute-force attack, hackers use a script to automatically try many different username and password combinations in rapid succession until the ...
Contrary to popular belief, most celebrities use technology the same way as most other not-famous people. Apple, Google, and other major tech players don't necessarily give celebrities access to special security features. If there were security-bolstering features available, we'd hope these companies would distribute them to all users, not just the...
Cloud backup services like Apple's iCloud and Google's Instant Upload are often enabled by default, so it's possible the photos were being uploaded to iCloud without the celebrities being aware. For example, iCloud's Photo Stream service automatically uploads photos you take on your Apple device and stores them in iCloud for 30 days. With Photo Str...
Even though you're not Brad Pitt or Cameron Diaz, it's a good time to review your own iCloud security. Photos aren't the only items stored in iCloud -- your contacts, iOS device's location, and notes may also be stored there. Here are some steps you can take: 1. Enable two-step verification. Now. The greatest defense against brute-force and targete...
Aug 25, 2021 · By Priye Rai August 25, 2021. Apple’s cloud storage service, iCloud, has been the subject of private data leaks before. In another similar incident, a scammer illegally obtained access to...
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Oct 19, 2021 · A man has admitted to breaking into the accounts of Apple iCloud users in order to steal intimate images and videos, court filings show. Hao Kuo Chi, who lives in California, was found to have...
Nov 15, 2018 · Ari Shapiro alongside his husband Michael at their wedding. ( Photo: Pinterest.com) Ari’s husband, Michael, a lawyer who worked at the White House counsel's office from 2013–2015, revealed in an interview back in 2004 about his experience about the gay wedding. “I really haven't encountered much negativity, though when I bought the ...
Sep 2, 2014 · Both the FBI and Apple are looking into the alleged security breach of iCloud accounts belonging to celebrities that enabled hackers to nab private and in some cases highly personal photos and ...
Oct 23, 2020 · The man behind the leaked photos hacked into celebrities’ iCloud accounts by sending phishing emails to the affected individuals’ Gmail accounts. It is reported that the hacker requested the victims to provide their usernames and passwords using emails that imitated the look and feel of an official email from Google or Apple.
