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Sep 1, 2014 · A hacker who says he or she is responsible for uncovering nude photos of more than 100 celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton says the mobile hit job was plotted by multiple...
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"The Fappening" is a jocular portmanteau coined by combining the words "fap", an internet slang term for masturbation, and the title of the 2008 film The Happening. Though the term is a vulgarism originating either with the imageboards where the pictures were initially posted or Reddit, mainstream media outlets soon adopted the term themselves, suc...
The images were obtained via the online storage offered by Apple's iCloud platform for automatically backing up photos from iOS devices, such as iPhones. Apple later reported that the victims' iCloud account information was obtained using "a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions", such as phishing and brute-force atta...
The original release contained photos and videos of more than 100 individuals that were allegedly obtained from file storage on hacked iCloud accounts, including some the leakers claimed were A-list celebrities. Shortly after the photos were leaked, several affected celebrities issued statements either confirming or denying the photos' authenticity...
Actress Lena Dunham pleaded on Twitter for people not to view the photos, arguing that in doing so "you are violating these women over and over again. It's not okay." Actress Emma Watson condemned not only the leak but "the accompanying comments [on social media] that show such a lack of empathy." Actors Seth Rogen and Lucas Neff also spoke out aga...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was "aware of the allegations concerning computer intrusions and the unlawful release of material involving high profile individuals, and is addressing the matter". Similarly, Apple stated that it had been investigating whether a security breach of the iCloud service was responsible for the leaked photogr...
Romero, Angie (September 1, 2014). "Full list of celebrities affected by nude photo leak". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved June 26,...
Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Kardashian, and Kate Upton were among the dozens of celebrities whose nude photos were leaked late Sunday afternoon following a massive hack of their...
Mar 16, 2016 · Collins admitted to gaining access between November 2012 and September 2014 to search through accounts for explicit material. Affected celebrities included the likes of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. On a positive note, the leak wasn't down to a security flaw with Apple's platforms.
Oct 2, 2014 · Page Six reports that Singer represents over a dozen of the celebrities whose naked photos were posted online after hackers used a flaw in Apple’s password recovery system to gain access to...
Sep 2, 2014 · Sep 2, 2014 12:10 PM EDT. The FBI is investigating a hacking of Apple's iCloud after nude photos of stars including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton were leaked online Sunday. Nude...
Jun 10, 2015 · The affidavit explains that after explicit photos of celebrities — Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, Kate Upton, and many other high profile targets — began appearing online in August, an investigator met with several victims. Two of the victims, who are described as celebrities but identified only by their initials, told the investigator ...
