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Sep 2, 2014 · Celebrities will continue to take nude photos of themselves and certain hackers will try their damnedest to uncover the goodies. All the more reason, say security experts, to fix bad habits.
Sep 1, 2014 · Since then, images purporting to be of the stars — including Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, Kirsten Dunst and Kate Upton — have been circulating online, believed to be obtained following an...
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...
- 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...
Oct 23, 2020 · The fappening, also known as TheFappening or Celebgate, refers to the hacking and leaking of hundreds of nude photos of over 100 celebrities, including most notoriously Jennifer Lawrence and Rihanna back in 2014.
- Shira Jeczmien
Aug 31, 2015 · On August 31 last year, hundreds of explicit images of some of Hollywood's most famous stars were posted to several forum websites anonymously after hackers broke into the iCloud accounts of more than 500 people, predominantly celebrities.
Sep 1, 2014 · A hacker dropped dozens of nude images of the Oscar-winning actress and other stars online. The leak appears to have originated on 4chan and quickly made the rounds on Reddit, Twitter, Imgur,...
