This celebrity phone icloud hacking scandal

[daydream**believer]

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/fbi-addressing-massive-celebrity-photo-hack/story?id=25200140

Some of these photos were taken years ago and were actually deleted off the phones. The hacker has posted some of the pics but claims to have more and will post them to those who pay him for them.

Im seeing so many comments on the Sunrise fb page saying "Well, they shouldnt have nude photos if they dont want them to be published" etc.

Heres my thoughts on it....

This isnt even really about fact the pics were nude ones.. Some of the victims comments show that they dont really care about the pics. What they care about is the fact that someone felt they had the right to hack into other peoples private photos.

This hacker must of spent hours and hours breaking into icloud and then looking at hundreds of photos of hundreds of different celebs just looking for these nude shots. Their personal photos. Photos they didnt put on twitter, fb etc.

Forget that they are celebrities for a moment. How would you feel? Do you have photos of your kids on your phone? What if some pedo did this hack and took the photos of your kids and then put them on child porn sites? Would that be ok?

These woman are victims of a theft. Its as simple as that imo.

I hope they catch this guy and he is jailed.

[icyfroth]

Agree with you there, DDB. It's a celebrity- targetted cybercrime to search someone's private pictures and upload them to social media.

I can't help wondering why someone  eg Jennifer Lawrence would have 60 nude pictures of herself, though.

Surely one front and one back is all  you need lol.

[daydream**believer]

some of the celebs have said the pics of them are fake.

He didnt share 60 of Jennifer. He just claims to have 60. He could be full of you know what.

[*mrgrizz*]

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@icyfroth wrote:

Agree with you there, DDB. It's a celebrity- targetted cybercrime to search someone's private pictures and upload them to social media.

I can't help wondering why someone  eg Jennifer Lawrence would have 60 nude pictures of herself, though.

Surely one front and one back is all  you need lol.

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if i was a chick and looked like jennifer lawence, i would be taking plenty of nude pics

[icyfroth]

But why?

[*mrgrizz*]

for no reason other than admiring myself

[karliandjacko]

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@icyfroth wrote:

Agree with you there, DDB. It's a celebrity- targetted cybercrime to search someone's private pictures and upload them to social media.

I can't help wondering why someone  eg Jennifer Lawrence would have 60 nude pictures of herself, though.

Surely one front and one back is all  you need lol.

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There is a good chance it was a major security breach of icloud, according to the reports I've seen. 

It's suspected to be via the find my phone feature.  If they can hack into the accounts of these people they can get into anyone's.  

If your password is weak enoughfor their program to break they can access anything you have backed up to icloud.

[icyfroth]

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@karliandjacko wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

Agree with you there, DDB. It's a celebrity- targetted cybercrime to search someone's private pictures and upload them to social media.

I can't help wondering why someone  eg Jennifer Lawrence would have 60 nude pictures of herself, though.

Surely one front and one back is all  you need lol.

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There is a good chance it was a major security breach of icloud, according to the reports I've seen. 

It's suspected to be via the find my phone feature.  If they can hack into the accounts of these people they can get into anyone's.  

If your password is weak enoughfor their program to break they can access anything you have backed up to icloud.

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They had a guy on the radio this morning saying how to disable the back-up default on your phone.You have to go into settings. That's all I remember.

Apparently even if you delete the pics, your phone will still back them up automatically.

[daydream**believer]

exactly karli.

This hacker was after celeb nude shots but others hackers can target anyone at all.

I saw this great post from someone on the sunrise fb page

"The hacker is breaking the law by both obtaining the images and by distributing them. Say that it's the fault of the people whom took the photographs of themselves is simply ridiculous. If I get my bank account hacked and my life savings stolen, no one says "shame on me" for opening a Netbank account. It's the same as saying that if somebody sets my car on fire it's my fault for owning a car in the first place. Or if a child gets bullied on the playground then it's the parents' fault for conceiving it.
Don't let being a prude cloud your perception of right from wrong."

[icyfroth]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

for no reason other than admiring myself

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but isn't that what mirrors are for?