Massive leak of celebrity nudes

[Nayru's Love]

In what appears to be the next massive internet leak, an anonymous hacker got their hands on nudes of dozens of celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Ariana Grande, etc. via iCloud. They've been going viral all night, and I can only imagine how the PRs will handle this shitstorm in the morning. Obviously, I'm not going to provide any links; if you guys want to find them, I'm sure it won't be difficult.

I can't deny it, this leak is essentially a goldmine for all of our celebrity fantasies. With that said, it's still really disgusting to think how people will care more about the nudes than the violation of privacy these women will have to deal with, both professionally and emotionally.

 

[Ballad of Caius]

Ehh, were they really hacked, though? Nowadays, some celebrities do stuff for attention and marketing that I seriously doubt that they were victims of physical or cyber criminals. Also, is iCloud a service that was hacked before or is this a first?

 

[Jesus]

Ehh, were they really hacked, though? Nowadays, some celebrities do stuff for attention and marketing that I seriously doubt that they were victims of physical or cyber criminals. Also, is iCloud a service that was hacked before or is this a first?

I highly doubt all these celebrities coordinated this mass leak of their privacy

Personally I'm at a crossroads. On one hand, Kate Upton and JLaw etc. On the other hand, human decency. Why are these decisions never easy?

And what does this mean for apple? They've always championed the fact that their "ecosystem" of devices was worth it because of the superior security they offered. Now that a hacker has allegedly broken into the cloud and possibly other "secure" information (possibly from the itunes store), it'll be interesting to see how they address this scandal.

 

[Deleted member 36435]

It should be noted that there is no proof that people exploited the recent vulnerability in iCloud to get these images at the Emmy awards. It's just speculative at this point. I doubt Apple will suffer much backlash from this... I very much doubt whoever is leaking will be tracked down and then will go on to explain exactly what he did to any media outlets.

I've got pretty much every leaked image and video saved to my HDD but honestly they're all kind of bland. Most of the Kate Upton videos aren't her, Jennifer Lawrence's aren't amazing either. Victoria Justice's are honestly the most interesting because she denied them so quickly before the full set was out and now it's pretty much proven to be her.

 

[A]

The person who leaked them knew what he was doing, I think tmz paid him or are about to pay him a good for price for the photos that aren't leaked (yet) that the hacker still has

I've got pretty much every leaked image and video saved to my HDD but honestly they're all kind of bland. Most of the Kate Upton videos aren't her, Jennifer Lawrence's aren't amazing either. Victoria Justice's are honestly the most interesting because she denied them so quickly before the full set was out and now it's pretty much proven to be her.

I like how victor kept this part of the post 100

Personally the only person on that list that intrigues me is meagan good.

 

[Deleted member 36435]

The person leaking was offered somewhere in the 6 figure range by TMZ for the rest of the set but they said they'd rather have the internet have them than TMZ. They've been making a lot off btc sales I'm sure.

Also, new leaks today supposedly. NSFW

 

[Pinwheel]

I feel as though this shouldn't have to be said given the forum rules, but I'll just state it again here given the discussion of the topic. Do not post links or screenshots to/of the nude photos. I've removed one link already, anything past this is getting the banhammer.

 

[Ulti]

It is like all of America has retreated to the 5th grade.

 

[Magnus]

Lena Dunham is dead wrong with her comment. Taking nude pictures of yourself is never a good idea in this day and age, unless you don't mind other people seeing you naked. It doesn't matter if it's meant to be private. If you send a nude pic to someone you're flirting with and think it's forever going to stay between the two of you then you are incredibly naive. Even if you're in a relationship with someone, it's a bad idea to do it. Relationships sometimes turn sour and people like to have their revenge if they were cheated on or whatever. In a perfect world, we would have total control over the content we create on and with our digital devices - but the reality is that we don't and we have to deal with that.

 

[Absent]

Lena Dunham is dead wrong with her comment. Taking nude pictures of yourself is never a good idea in this day and age, unless you don't mind other people seeing you naked. It doesn't matter if it's meant to be private. If you send a nude pic to someone you're flirting with and think it's forever going to stay between the two of you then you are incredibly naive. Even if you're in a relationship with someone, it's a bad idea to do it. Relationships sometimes turn sour and people like to have their revenge if they were cheated on or whatever. In a perfect world, we would have total control over the content we create on and with our digital devices - but the reality is that we don't and we have to deal with that.

Especially if you're a celebrity. Like I think it's great that you love your own body, but still common sense.

 

[Ulti]

So, instead of telling people not to steal pictures, we tell people to not take pictures?

This argument feels familiar.

 

[Deleted member 36435]

It's morally wrong to 'steal' these images and make them public, obviously. However, being surprised that these images get out is a bit silly. You should always assume your data is not private. I think this event serves as a wake-up call regarding data security. You may think what you have is secure, especially if it never leaves your phone. But once that device connects to the internet it takes a lot of work to make it inaccessible. I'm not particularly interested in these images and videos (I mean c'mon, no olivia wilde or alison brie who cares) but following the event is a good look into internet culture and as I said, data/work security.

There is 'blame' to be put on both sides. Morally the 'stealing' and posting of these images is wrong, absolutely. But it honestly shouldn't be surprising, especially after what happened to Scarlett J. a while ago.

 

[Absent]

So, instead of telling people not to steal pictures, we tell people to not take pictures?

This argument feels familiar.

I think I know what you mean BUT. As a celebrity while you may not agree, you have a platform, influence, power if you may. When you do things that might risk your career you have to be responsible and treat everything as a potential threat. In the words of my old acting teacher, "Control the possibilities."

What happened to these people was a sexual crime, something that can not go unpunished but at the end of the day they did something that could have been prevented. I'm not trying to shame these people but bring awareness through their crimes.
Own yourself before others do so.

 

[Magnus]

So, instead of telling people not to steal pictures, we tell people to not take pictures?

This argument feels familiar.

One doesn't exclude the other. No one is condoning the hacker, he should be punished for his crime, but you have to be incredibly naive to believe that what you do on any modern device is private. What you do on the internet is being tracked. I don't have to tell you how many people are on Facebook. But what you should keep in mind is that Facebook stores records of all activities. They know all status updates, private messages, likes and so on. Including whatever you deleted and thought was gone. Facebook also installs a permanent cookie on your computer that sends information about all of your Internet activity every time you log into Facebook. You would have to be stupid to send a nude picture to someone on Facebook and expect it to be just between the two of you! It is going to be stored on their servers until the day they shut down, if that ever happens in our lifetime. Same thing applies to smartphones. Apple is notorious for using iPhones as tracking devices. Yet so many people do not know this, or they apparently just don't care because they think they've got nothing to hide - until they realise that things they thought were private really aren't. I bet most people don't even realise that when they call their Internet providers for support the people working there can see what porn their customer have been watching while answering their questions.

If you really want to take nude pictures of yourself, for yourself, then do it the old-fashioned way. Use a proper camera without an Internet connection and make sure to pick a safe way to store them. Unless you're a celebrity, an actual photo album is not likely to get stolen from you, for example. If you send nude pictures to someone else, then you're a fool if you expect them to either keep them for themselves or keep them safe from being stolen for that matter. It's like having a secret. If you never want it to get out, don't tell anyone about it. If you do, then you must accept that the person you trust might actually tell someone else, because ultimately that person is not you and you can only fully trust yourself. It really is that simple.

 

[The Conquerer]

It sucks, but I can't exactly feel too bad for these celebrities. C'mon like really? These are adults, not teenagers, they should know full well what could happen when photos of themselves are snapped through the use of multi-media. Back in high school sh!t like that happened all the time. Even a teacher was silly enough to let himself get trapped (though he was a bit of a tool for having a relationship with a student anyway but still); he ended up losing his job in the long run because one of the girls showed it to the administration... Obviously, the hackers or person sharing the info without permission is at most fault, but people need to grow up. People with grudges against you will use whatever they can if they have some dirt... Be smart.

 

[Urbane]

Victim-blaming.

This whole situation is really gross.

 

[A]

Victim-blaming.

This whole situation is really gross.

I don't think anyone is blaming the victims per se but just that people are really apathetic to the whole situation.

 

[Absent]

Blaming? No, you misunderstand, a bad decision was made and she unfortunately suffered the worst. Its NOT her fault the pictures were leaked, but a there's a lack of responsibility and understanding of the internet.

I'm going to be blatantly honest honest here. You know what really surprised me from all this?

Somebody took nudes and HID them in a cloud, in the INTERNET.

Taking nudes and hiding them when you're a celebrity is risky enough but putting them in the internet? That's what shocked me, that's what really impacted me. Somebody did not take the time to educate themselves of the dangers of the Internet and someone took advantage of that. A celebrity at that.

From a very early age, we are taught to NOT trust the Internet with sensitive and personal information, no matter what.

Identity theft? Those happen frequently because many of us are not educated with managing our money, property and personal information. That's why you're supposed to check those accounts constantly, daily. But this comparisons pales, because unlike credit cards and socials, nudes are not needed to manage anything.

Somebody placed trust on an untrustworthy safe.

All day I've been discussing and debating with many people about this sexual crime, and nobody wants to acknowledge the VITAL lesson that we can teach young and impressionable people about this, and that is the internet is a dangerous place.

Its our responsibility as adults to understand the world around us. If we don't we'll be taken advantage of, and that's life. We can't always to expect this messed up world to get better, so we have to take charge and be responsible for ourselves and those dear to us.

I was born and raised in the ghettos of Levittown, Puerto Rico and I've seen and heard things that made me cynical from an early age. I focused on the good things while being mindful of the threats around me.

What I'm trying to say is that I try to be educated about the dangers and risks around me.

I'm now trying to get a panel in my community college about Internet safety/awareness, because that's what ultimately began all of this; ignorance of the dangers of the internet.

Remember everyone, anything you post or do in the Internet CAN be used against you.

 

[The Conquerer]

Basically, protect yourself. Obviously perps are perps and need to be held accountable but target hardening all the way. For example you could sleep around with many partners, but it's up to you to use protection. Not everyone is going to be looking out for you 100% of the time, so you have to take a little responsibility yourself.

 

[Deleted member 36435]

Apparently the Liz Lee and McKayla Maroney ones where taken when they were underage. Should be interesting how that is handled.