Celebrity iCloud data hacked: 100s of nude pics released

[hoosierdoc]

Well, the curtain has been pulled back. Don't take pics of yourself! Nothing is secure, ever.

Nude Jennifer Lawrence photos leaked by hacker who claims to have 'private pictures of 100 A-listers' - Telegraph

 

[HeadlessRoland]

My first response was too religious in nature for this faux-family-friendly forum, so let me just say: private property is just that - private.

Also, I'll be saying my prayers in triplicate this evening. Amen.

 

[Dr.Midnight]

Well, the curtain has been pulled back. Don't take pics of yourself! Nothing is secure, ever.

Nude Jennifer Lawrence photos leaked by hacker who claims to have 'private pictures of 100 A-listers' - Telegraph

Can you provide at link to the photos? I think I should examine them thoroughly to see if they're 100% authentic.

 

[pudly]

And all those files you store in iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc? Yeah. They are a centralized target for hackers. Good luck with that.

 

[SkinNFluff]

Can you provide at link to the photos? I think I should examine them thoroughly to see if they're 100% authentic.

They look like they are. Took me less than a minute to find them. I doubt they will be up too much longer.

 

[CTS]

They look like they are. Took me less than a minute to find them. I doubt they will be up too much longer.

They're on the internet, they'll be up forever. I feel bad for those who had their privacy violated, let this serve as an unfortunate reminder, that if you have something you want to remain private, putting it on an internet connected device is a bad idea unless you really know what you're doing. I have to keep up on security exploits for my job, so I've been reading up on it, it may result in some changes to how cloud storage providers handle client deleted information.

 

[CathyInBlue]

If you don't control the hardware, you don't control the software, and vice versa.

And if you're the government, apparently, you're incompetent to control either. Hackers Steal Security Check Data from 25,000+ DHS Employees

 

[jkaetz]

This would have been mitigated with a good passphrase as well, the "hack" was simply a brute force attack on one of Apple's services that didn't have anti-brute force checks. As others have said, don't store sensitive information in the cloud.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

So, actresses in Hollywood no longer have access to Polaroids?

Geez, isn't that what those were for?

 

[actaeon277]

someone hacked my pics.
But they just left a message, "no thanks"

 

[Hogwylde]

They're on the internet, they'll be up forever. I feel bad for those who had their privacy violated, let this serve as an unfortunate reminder, that if you have something you want to remain private, putting it on an internet connected device is a bad idea.....................................

Putting ANYTHING on the internet that you want to remain private is a BAD idea PERIOD. They put their pictures on the internet. They have NO expectation of privacy, even if they have them password protected in private accounts. You give copies of files to ANYONE, you risk them being exposed. Why do you feel sorry for someone that GAVE those files freely to someone else for safekeeping??

If you don't want anyone seeing anything private or potentially embarrassing, DON'T MAKE IT ONLINE ACCESSABLE!!!

As always...............do stupid things, expect stupid results.

 

[ModernGunner]

Don't want 'questionable' pictures of yourself 'leaked' or 'hacked' or otherwise 'revealed'?

Don't upload them to the i-cloud, don't leave them around your house where someone unauthorized may obtain them, don't take them, and don't pose for them. Ever.

Duh.

 

[forgop]

In Hollywood, there's no such thing as bad publicity.

 

[pudly]

In Hollywood, there's no such thing as bad publicity.

Small consolation for those that don't want that kind of attention.

 

[Vigilant]

Kate Beckinsale, Anna Kendrick, Kate Upton? If not, don't waste my time!

 

[snapping turtle]

Very bad for good publicity. Saw several of them before the site went no pic. Not what I would want published of my girls.

Very good for bad publicity. Look at some of them they became famous from porn.

 

[melensdad]

Small consolation for those that don't want that kind of attention.

Then they should not have uploaded the photos up to a "cloud" server. Or for that matter, should not have taken/allowed the photos in the first place.

 

[pudly]

Unfortunately, most are not really aware of the risks of trusting cloud services. They thought they could trust iCloud. I'll bet that most don't take the hint and realize that the same thing applies to DropBox and other such services.

 

[Leo]

I am not naive enough to believe "the cloud" is secure, no matter how much you have paid for encripting. I do not put any private records in that storage. Some of my associates trust the cloud for client records. I will not share counseling files with them, choosing to give them hard copy records only. I may not be able to block peoples privacy from being compromised, but I'll at least try to slow it down.

 

[jamil]

And all those files you store in iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc? Yeah. They are a centralized target for hackers. Good luck with that.

Unfortunately, most are not really aware of the risks of trusting cloud services. They thought they could trust iCloud. I'll bet that most don't take the hint and realize that the same thing applies to DropBox and other such services.

People think that the cloud is secure and they assume cloud services employ the best security. I imagine there may be some lawsuits arise from this but it is ultimately their own fault. I don't care what a cloud service claims about security. Claims aren't always true, and no one thinks of everything. People should not trust their sensitive information in the cloud.

Apple's going to lose a lot of cool points for this.