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Apr 21, 2019 · From Megyn Kelly to Kim Kardashian, hacked devices have led to these stars' most intimate photos being leaked for the world to see.
Aug 31, 2014 · The pictures' release was originally thought to be due to an Apple iCloud leak that allowed celebrities' phones to be hacked, and were posted on 4chan in an attempt to earn bitcoins. The hacker on 4chan is also claiming to have explicit videos of Lawrence, and claims to have over 60 nude selfies of the Oscar-winning actress.
- Buzzfeed News Reporter
Sep 1, 2014 · J ennifer Lawrence, Selena Gomez and Kirsten Dunst were among an estimated 100 celebrities alleged to have private and explicit photos leaked online Sunday, after hackers apparently accessed...
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- Dan Kedmey
Sep 1, 2014 · Dozens of private, nude photographs were said to be accessed from phones and leaked online, reports CBS News correspondent Anthony Mason. The pictures were allegedly taken from a cloud-based...
- Here's How Your Favorite Celebrities Got Hacked
- Celebgate: One of The Worst Celebrity Hacks of All Time
- Hackers breached iCloud, Apple’s Cloud Storage Service
- The North Korea Sony Hack
- The News of The World Scandal
- Even Mark Zuckerberg and Other Tech CEOs Got Hacked
- The Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks Law Firm Hack
- The Bitcoin Twitter Highjacking of Obama, Kanye, and More
- Don't Make The Same Security Mistakes as These Celebrities
For one, cyber attacks aren’t limited to the rich and famous. You may think an account takeover or the release of private photos could never happen to you. But the same scams, frauds, and hacks used to target the private data of high-profile celebrities are used against regular people like you and me every single day. So what can we learn from the ...
CelebGatewas one of the worst celebrity hackings in recent history. Using a coordinated attack, cybercriminals stole and leaked over 500 sensitive and private photos from nearly 100 famous young women between 2014 and 2017. The list of film and pop stars affected by this hacking scandal (and others like it) includes: 1. Amanda Seyfried 2. Amber Hea...
With the majority of celebrities using iPhones and other Apple devices, hackers went looking for vulnerabilities in Apple's cloud storage system. What they found was that iPhones, iPads, and laptops automatically backup photos and videos to their users' iCloud accounts. To access those accounts requires an Apple ID and password. So how did hackers ...
One of the earliest celebrity hacks happened to Sony Pictures Entertainmentin 2014. After producing a satirical movie about Kim Jong-un called The Interview, a North Korean hacking collective known as the Guardians of Peace breached the Sony studio servers. During the security breach, cybercriminals stole and leaked employee addresses, telephone nu...
The News of The Worldwas a British tabloid infamously known for its salacious headlines and celebrity gossip. Where did this insider information come from? Apparently, it came from hacking the phones of multiple celebrities. Actor Hugh Grant filed over 170 phone hacking complaints against the tabloid. Sienna Miller and Jude Law were also victims. T...
You’d think the creator and CEO of Facebook would be savvy about passwords and cybersecurity. But Mark Zuckerberg was hackedby the cybercriminal collective known as OurMine. The hackers learned Zuckerberg used the same password — “dadada” — for both his Twitter and Pinterest accounts. This same hacker group previously stole 117 million LinkedIn pas...
New York law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sackswas attacked by the REvil hacking group in 2020. The data breach exposed 756 gigabytes of private information and legal actions related to these celebs: 1. Robert DeNiro 2. Elton John 3. LeBron James 4. Lady Gaga 5. Madonna 6. Mariah Carey 7. Drake 8. Bruce Springsteen 9. Nicki Minaj Since the breach,...
During July of 2020, a massive cyberattack targeted and hijacked 130 celebrity Twitter accounts. Once they got access to their Twitter accounts, the hackers sent out tweets such as, “If you send me $1,000 in Bitcoin, I’ll send you $2,000.” Unsuspecting followers clicked the links in the tweets and made the transactions, but never received any money...
Just because these hacking cases happened to celebrities doesn’t mean they can’t happen to you or someone in your family. Luckily, in most cases, these embarrassing situations are entirely preventable. Basic security mistakes like reusing weak passwords and falling for phishing scams are all it takes to destroy your reputation. So what would happen...
- Gaetano Dinardi
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...
The FBI has reportedly begun inquiries into reports that hackers stole and leaked private and intimate pictures of over 100 celebrities.
