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Sep 2, 2014 · A number of celebrities were targeted this week in an attack that exposed nude photos-- some said to be real, others fake -- stored in Apple iCloud accounts. Here's what we know and what it...
The leak was dubbed "The Fappening" or "Celebgate" by the public. The images were initially believed to have been obtained via a breach of Apple's cloud services suite iCloud, [1] [2] or a security issue in the iCloud API which allowed them to make unlimited attempts at guessing victims' passwords.
Sep 1, 2014 · Apple said Monday it is "actively investigating" whether a security breach at its iCloud service was responsible for the leak of several private, nude images of celebrities, including...
Aug 31, 2014 · Beginning Sunday night, a massive quantity of nude and risqué photos that appeared to be of huge stars such as Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, Victoria Justice, and Kate Upton leaked online, first appearing on the /b/ thread on 4chan (NSFW link).
- Buzzfeed News Reporter
- Jennifer Lawrence. “Hunger Games” starlet Jennifer Lawrence was involved in the first iCloud hack that was posted by 4chan. The site reportedly posted 60 explicit images of the 24-year-old actress.
- Kate Upton. Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton was also involved in the late August iCloud leak. Photos of Upton with her boyfriend, Major League Baseball pitcher Justin Verlander, were reportedly released.
- Victoria Justice. Former Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice took to Twitter following the massive celebrity photo hack. The 21-year-old posted the following message
- Krysten Ritter. Nude photos of “Don’t Trust The B---- In Apartment 23” and “The Blacklist” actress Krysten Ritter were released in the hack. The 32-year-old did not comment on the photos.
Aug 30, 2018 · The man who hacked into hundreds of iCloud accounts of Hollywood stars and others before leaking their nude photos across the internet has been sentenced. Connecticut man George Garafano became...
Sep 1, 2014 · The leak of personal photos of female celebrities, has tech observers questioning and debating potential vulnerabilities in Apple's iCloud.
