Wednesday, September 3, 2014

What we know so far about the massive celebrity nude photo leak


By Adrianne Jeffries and Casey Newton


By now, you’ve probably heard that a massive cyberattack dubbed "TheFappening" or "Celebgate" resulted in the publication of nude and semi-nude photos of dozens of A-listers over the Labor Day weekend. Pop princess Ariana Grande, Glee star Lea Michele, soccer player Hope Solo, and our beloved Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence were just a few of the more than 100 celebrities who were allegedly hit.


It’s unclear who exactly broke into these stars’ accounts, how they did it, and how long the plan was in the works. Apple has said the photos came from individual iCloud accounts that attackers broke into one by one, and not from a system-wide breach. The company and the FBI are still investigating.


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