Hollywood was hit by a massive hack over the
weekend where pictures of actors, other assorted celebrities and models and
sport stars were allegedly stolen and then posted online for the world to gawk
at. While nude photo or video leaks are nothing new, this is the first time it
has happened on this scale.
The
hacker, who took to an image-board, boasted about having access to several
videos and pictures, blatantly posting pictures of his desktop to prove his/her
point, along with folder after folder of actors’ pictures and videos. Needless
to say, the Internet went crazy with searches for these pictures.
What
happened
Most of
these celebs had their iCloud service hacked. The service allows Apple users to
post their content online on the cloud, so as to be able to access them on
desktops as well as their iPads and iPhones as well and do so, safely and
securely. One expects Apple’s image (regarding internet security) to take a
hit, following this incident, following their silence on the matter at the time
of going to print.
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