A US man was charged in relation to one of the biggest celebrity hacks in which a phishing scheme led to nude photos of Hollywood stars being posted online. The scandal saw nude photos of models and actresses such as Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton published online, although none of the celebrities hacked by Majerczyk were named in the plea deal. He faces up to five years in federal prison once he enters his guilty plea in Illinois, where his case is being transferred, prosecutors said. According to the plea agreement, Majerczyk, between November and August , illegally accessed the Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts of more than people, including at least 30 celebrities, stealing their videos, photos and naked selfies.

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We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, and pop star Ariana Grande were among the celebrities apparently shown in the pictures, which were posted on infamous web forum 4chan. It's unclear how the images were obtained. Do it yourself. It's also unclear for how long the hackers had been building their collection of images before posting. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, star of Scott Pilgrim vs. To those of you looking at photos I took with my husband years ago in the privacy of our home, hope you feel great about yourselves. Gawker reports the huge leak was teased earlier this week when an anonymous user suggested that they had access to a cache of celebrities' personal photos. The user that claimed responsibility for the hack indicated that more pictures and videos of the celebrities were available, but requested both bitcoin and monetary donations to a PayPal account before the stolen images and videos were posted.
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On August 31, , a collection of almost private pictures of various celebrities, mostly women, and with many containing nudity , were posted on the imageboard 4chan , and later disseminated by other users on websites and social networks such as Imgur and Reddit. The images were initially believed to have been obtained via a breach of Apple 's cloud services suite iCloud , [1] [2] or a security issue in the iCloud API which allowed them to make unlimited attempts at guessing victims' passwords. The event, which media outlets and internet users referred to under names such as the "fappening" a portmanteau of "fap", a slang term for masturbation , and " happening " and "Celebgate", was met with a varied reaction from the media and fellow celebrities. Critics felt that the distribution of the images was a major invasion of privacy for their subjects, while some of the allegedly depicted subjects denied their authenticity.
Fill out the form below, or call us at Naked celebrity hacks have been on the rise over the years. Ever since the massive celebrity nude leak in , celebrities have been on edge, with their most private information at risk of being released to everyone online. From Kate Upton to Miley Cyrus , these are some of the most notable people to have been hacked.