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Jul 5, 2016 · News. By Harish Jonnalagadda. published 5 July 2016. Edward Majerczyk — a hacker who used phishing scams to gain access to celebrities' iCloud accounts — has pleaded guilty, and will face up to five years in federal prison. Majerczyk was able to access over 300 Gmail and iCloud accounts, with at least 30 accounts belonging to celebrities.
Mar 16, 2016 · By Rich Edmonds. published 16 March 2016. Ryan Collins has pleaded guilty to unauthorized access to a computer in a trial where he has been charged with hacking (via Engadget) more than 50 iCloud and 70 Gmail accounts. Collins admitted to gaining access between November 2012 and September 2014 to search through accounts for explicit material.
- Overview
- How to download photos and videos from iCloud.com
- How to download photos and videos from the Photos app
- How to download photos and videos from Shared Albums
- If you need help downloading your photos or videos
With iCloud Photos, you can download a copy of your photos and videos on any device.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1.On iCloud.com, tap Photos. 2.Tap Select, then tap a photo or video. To select multiple photos or videos, tap more than one. To select your entire library, tap Select All. 3.Tap the more button . 4.Choose Download, then tap Download to confirm. If your photos download as a ZIP archive, learn how to uncompress the folder on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
On your Mac or PC
1.On iCloud.com, click Photos and select a photo or video. Hold the command key on your Mac or control key on your PC to select multiple photos or videos. 2.Click and hold the download button in the upper corner of the window. If you want to download your photo or video as it was originally captured or imported, choose Unmodified Original. For JPEG or H.264 format — including edits, and even if it was originally in HEIF or HEVC format — choose Most Compatible.* 3.Click Download. If your photos download as a ZIP archive, learn how to uncompress the folder on your Mac or your PC.
What happens when you delete photos or videos
Remember, when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos, it also deletes from iCloud and any other device where you're signed in with the same Apple ID — even if you turned on Download and Keep Originals or Download Originals to this Mac. If you choose to download your originals, this also impacts your device storage. Learn more about how to manage your device storage. You can also learn how to AirDrop your photos and videos to another device.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1.Go to Settings > [your name]. 2.Tap iCloud, then tap Photos. 3.Select Download and Keep Originals.
On your Mac
1.Open the Photos app. 2.Choose Photos > Preferences. 3.Select iCloud, then click Download Originals to this Mac.
On your PC
If you're using a PC, you can set up iCloud for Windows and download a copy of your photos and videos from iCloud Photos. Learn what happens when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1.Open the Photos app, then go to the Albums tab. 2.Scroll down to Shared Albums and select an album. 3.Tap the photo or video, then tap the share button. 4.Choose Save Image or Save Video.
On your Mac
1.Open Photos, then select a Shared Album from the left-hand menu. 2.Select the photo or video. 3.Control-click a photo or video, then choose Import.
On your PC
1.Choose Start menu > iCloud Shared Albums. 2.Double-click the shared album that you want to download photos or videos from. 3.Double-click a photo or video, then copy it to another folder on your computer. In iCloud for Windows 7.x: 1.Open a Windows Explorer window. 2.Click iCloud Photos in the Navigation pane. 3.Double-click the Shared folder. 4.Double-click the shared album that you want to download photos or videos from. 5.Double-click a photo or video, then copy it to another folder on your computer. To download the full album, open a File Explorer window or Windows Explorer window (Windows 7), open the Pictures folder, then open the iCloud Photos folder. Copy the Shared Album folder to another location on your computer.
•Make sure your device isn't on Low Power Mode. Low Power Mode temporarily pauses iCloud Photos. Learn more about Low Power Mode.
•Depending on your internet connection and the number of photos you're downloading, it may take some time for your download to complete.
•Want to make a backup of your photos? Learn how to archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud.
•See how to transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or PC.
•Learn how to manage your iCloud storage.
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Sep 1, 2014 · An iCloud breach has been hailed as the cause of the attack by many, though the hacker hasn't stated how he or she came to acquire the images, and many have cast doubt on that speculation.
Sep 1, 2014 · A slew of private photos belonging to celebrities were leaked on the internet yesterday, supposedly due to Apple's iCloud Photo Stream feature being exploited by hackers. The nude photos of 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 2, 2014 · James Cook. Thu, Oct 2, 2014. Jennifer Lawrence. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Jennifer Lawrence was one of the celebrities targeted by iCloud hackers. The release of hundreds of naked photos of ...
