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Sep 1, 2014 · More than 100 celebrities hacked, nude photos leaked. Update: The FBI has issued a statement on the matter. Celebrities including Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence were the target of what...
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).
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The Sun revealed how private photographs of Emma Watson were leaked online, with claims the haul included nude images. Mischa Barton. The O.C. star was at the centre of a sex tape scandal after it was reported that footage of the actress was touted around major porn websites. Amanda Seyfried.
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- 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...
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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...
Sep 1, 2014 · Dozens of private, nude photographs were accessed from A-listers' cloud-based storage systems online. Celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kate Upton were...
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On August 31, 2014, a collection of nearly five hundred private pictures of various celebrities, mostly women, with many containing nudity, were posted on the imageboard 4chan, and swiftly disseminated by other users on websites and social networks such as Imgur and Reddit.
