What is the background of mass leakage of nude images of famous Hollywood actresses and singers?



movies"hunger game"Or"American HustleAppeared inJennifer LawrenceYaAriana GrandeFamous actress and singer, model nude photosMassive outflowIt is causing a disturbance. All the leaked images are cloud service provided by AppleICloudAlthough it seems that it was preserved in the media, many media analyze why the image leaked out.

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The origin of the thing is that a certain user clicks the Internet bulletin board4chanHe posted images of more than 100 actresses and singers including Jennifer Lawrence on August 31, 2014. The posted image is already late when it was deleted immediately from 4chan, the image will be spread on Twitter and file sharing site.

The actress who seems to be reflected in the flowing out imageVictoria JusticeSays on Twitter that the spilled image is fake.

on the other handMary Elizabeth WinsteadAcknowledged that the leaked image was taken at home several years ago.

Also, a spokeswoman for Jennifer Lawrence also admitted that the leaked image is genuine and that he intends to prosecute the perpetratorBuzzFeedI reveal it.

The user who posted the image to 4chan claims that "the image was acquired from iCloud", and simultaneously publishes a screen shot of the image folder saved on the PC. However, because the things that can identify the user's HDD and network drive were reflected in the posted screenshot,RedditUsers found past posts of users who posted images and identified the name and real name of the PC.


However, when Buzzfeed contacted the man identified to the reddit user, the man denied the doubt that he was "completely wrong." In addition, I told the 4chan user that my phone was hung up at home and I could not sleep for 34 hours, "I will consult with lawyers in the future and will respond."

There is media that reports that "iCloud was hacked" because he said that the user who posted the image said "I got it from iCloud", but Apple announced the statement "This is currently under investigation" It is unknown whether iCloud was truly hacked.

British newspaper The Guardian said, "Large enterprises like Apple have adopted advanced security system and it is hard to imagine that iCloud itself was attacked by hacking," the Guardian said,Phishing attack, We estimate that e-mail / password leaked out from the account used by the victim.

Nude celebrity picture leak looks like phishing or email account hack | Technology | theguardian.com
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/01/nude-celebrity-pictures-hack-jennifer-lawrence-rihanna

Meanwhile, The Next Web dealing with IT related news is based on Apple's online service "Find My iPhoneI got a vulnerabilityBrute force attackThere was a possibility that it was done, pointed out. It was confirmed by The Next Web that "Conceptual proof code for brute force attack of Apple ID password" was uploaded to GitHub one day before the actual image leakage.

This could be the iCloud flaw that led to celebrity photos being leaked (Update: Apple is investigating) - The Next Web
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2014/09/01/this-could-be-the-apple-icloud-flaw-that-led-to-celebrity-photos-being-leaked/

However, in order to launch a brute force attack, it is necessary to know the user name of the attack target Apple ID, and it is unknown how the culprit acquired a user name of 100 or more accounts.


Apple already has Find My iPhoneVulnerability fixedHowever, it is impossible to deny the possibility that an attack was made before being modified.

· Continued
A former hacker commented on details of how nude images were leaked out through iCloud and how to deal with it - GIGAZINE


· Additional notes October 31, 2016 12:32
Ryan Collins (36 years old) living in Pennsylvania, USA, was arrested for stolen Hollywood actress and singer's nude pictures and it was reported that prison was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Collins acknowledged that he was engaged in a phishing scam that sent a fake fake that struck Apple and Google for two years and knew that he had collected over 100 passwords including celebrities.


Hacker who stole nude photos of celebrities gets 18 months in prison | Technology | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/27/nude-celebrity-photos-hacker-prison-sentence-ryan-collins

36-year-old Pennsylvania man gets 18 months for phishing nude celebrity pics | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/36-year-old-pennsylvania-man-gets-18-months-for-phishing-nude-celebrity-pics/

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