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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,...
Mar 16, 2016 · More than 400 images were leaked on 4chan and Reddit in 2014, with stars threatening legal action. Now a man's admitted being behind the hack. But who is he?
For ordinary people, the term Fappening is synonymous with the events that occurred in 2014, when a group of hackers gained access to the personal accounts of millions of people, including celebrities. These leaked photos were posted online and devide our view of celebrities on Before and After
Aug 7, 2014 · By Free Britney at Aug 07, 2014. A series of alleged Selena Gomez nude photos have hit the Internet, posted by a Tumblr user claiming they are indeed of the 22-year-old singer and actress....
Aug 31, 2014 · Nude photos of several high-profile stars, including “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Kirsten Dunst, leaked online Sunday in one of the...
Sep 2, 2014 · Los Angeles CNN — A hacker’s invasion of dozens of celebrity iCloud accounts, leading to the embarrassing leaking of nude photos, has lessons for us all. Here are five things you should know...
