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Sep 3, 2014 · Investigations into the targeted hacking of celebrities’ iPhone accounts have turned into a child abuse case after it emerged that the US Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney, one of the alleged ...
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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,...
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Oct 28, 2016 · Man sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for stealing nude photos in infamous celebrity hack ... like Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney. Collins pleaded guilty in March 2016 to felony computer ...
Oct 5, 2014 · Nick Hogan is the first male celebrity to be a victim of the iCloud hack, and his photos might be deemed child pornography. ... Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney and MTV star Liz Lee both had hacked ...
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Sep 2, 2014 · McKayla Maroney, a member of the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team in 2012 at age 16, was among the celebrities whose pictures were part of this weekend’s massive nude photo leak.
Sep 2, 2014 · McKayla Maroney, a member of the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team in 2012 at age 16, was among the celebrities whose pictures were part of this weekend's massive nude photo leak.
May 25, 2016 · 25 May 2016. Getty Images. "I didn't know how it would affect my career" said Jennifer Lawrence of the photo hack. The man charged with hacking celebrities' nude pictures has pleaded guilty. Ryan ...
