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On August 31, 2014, a collection of almost 500 private pictures of various celebrities, mostly women, and with many, were posted on the, and later disseminated by other users on websites and social networks such as and. The images were initially believed to have been obtained via a breach of 's suite, but it later turned out that the hackers could have taken advantage of a security issue in the iCloud which allowed them to make unlimited attempts at guessing victims' passwords. However access was later revealed to have been gained via targeted attacks. The event, which media outlets and Internet users referred to under names such as ' The Fappening' (a of the words 'fap'—a slang term for —and the film ) 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 questioned their authenticity. The leak also prompted increased concern from analysts surrounding the privacy and security of services such as iCloud—with a particular emphasis on their use to store sensitive, private information. Contents.

Procurement and distribution The images were obtained via the offered by 's platform for automatically backing up photos from devices, such as. Apple later reported that the victims' iCloud account information was obtained using 'a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions', such as and guessing. It was initially believed that the images were obtained using an exploit in the service. Court documents from 2014 indicated that one user created a fake email account called 'appleprivacysecurity' to ask celebrities for security information. The photos were being passed around privately for at least a couple of weeks before their public release on August 31.

There are claims that unreleased photos and videos exist. The cited anonymous posters from 4chan and who stated that a ring of hackers, traders, and sellers had been operating for months leading up to the mass release. The hacker responsible for the leak, who described themselves as being a 'collector', distributed the leaked images on the and Anon-IB in exchange for. Ultimately, the images were widely circulated online via other channels, including and. Celebrity gossip blogger also re-posted some of the photos on his blog, but soon took them down and issued an apology, saying 'he had acted in bad taste'. A major center of activity was the link-sharing website, where a was created for sharing the photos; in a single day, it amassed over 100,000 followers.

Reddit administrators were criticized for allowing this to take place in an alleged violation of their anti- rules. As claimed to be under 18 at the time the photos of her were taken, Reddit staff took photos of her down and warned that anyone re-posting them, or underage photos of which had been circulating prior to this incident, would be permanently banned from the site and could be prosecuted for distributing. On September 7, citing copyright issues, Reddit banned its 'TheFappening' subreddit, also saying the workload of dealing with them had become too much. Reddit banned another subreddit named 'Fappening' on the same day. Content and affected celebrities The original release contained photos and videos of more than 100 individuals that were allegedly obtained from on hacked iCloud accounts, including some the leakers claimed were celebrities. Shortly after the photos were leaked, several affected celebrities issued statements to either confirm or deny the photos' authenticity. Celebrities who have confirmed the photos' authenticity include (confirmed by her publicist), and her boyfriend (confirmed by Upton's lawyer), (confirmed on ), (confirmed by spokesman), (confirmed via Instagram), and, who also criticized the iCloud service.

Confirmed on Twitter that one of the leaked photos was of her while stating that another was fake. Celebrities who have denied the photos' authenticity include and. Olympic gymnast initially denied the images' authenticity on Twitter, then later confirmed that the photos were legitimate while also stating she was at the time they were taken. Denied that the photos were authentic but later stated on Twitter that she was pursuing legal actions and found the leak to be a massive invasion of not just her privacy, but of the privacy of all the celebrities affected by the leak. Reports in October indicated that was the first male star to be directly targeted by hackers, however Hogan denied the pictures' authenticity.

According to security expert, in addition to the photographs, other personal information such as text messages, calendars, address books, phone call logs and any other data stored on their phones and backed up to the service were also likely stolen. On September 20, 2014, a second batch of similar private photos of additional celebrities was leaked by hackers. On September 26, a third batch was also leaked, which was dubbed as 'The Fappening 3'. Reaction Writer condemned the photo leaks and the people who shared the photos.

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Actress pleaded on Twitter for people not to view the pictures, saying doing so 'violates these women over and over again. It's not okay.' Actress condemned not only the release of the photos, but also 'the accompanying comments on social media that show such a lack of empathy.' Actors and also spoke out against the hackers and people who posted the pictures. Justin Verlander, then a pitcher for the, told the media prior to a game against the that he keeps his private life private and would rather focus on the Tigers' race with the for the title than be a distraction to his teammates. Security analysts have stated that the breach could have been prevented through the use of, while a writer recommended turning off the iCloud 'Photo Stream' feature (which uploads photos taken with an device to iCloud servers automatically) entirely. The incident has been given many names, including 'The Fappening' (a of 'The Happening' and ', an term for male ) and 'Celebgate' (a to the ).

The term 'The Fappening' has received criticism from journalists like Radhika Sanghani of and Toyin Owoseje of, who said that the term not only trivialized the leak, but also, according to Sanghani, 'made light of a very severe situation'; both articles used the term extensively to describe the event, including in the headlines. In an interview with, Apple CEO stated that in response to the leaks, the company planned to take additional steps to protect the privacy and security of iCloud users in the future. Notifications will be provided whenever data is restored to a device via iCloud and after logging into iCloud via a web browser, in addition to existing notifications when a user's iCloud password is changed. Additionally, Apple will broaden and encourage the use of in future versions of its software and operating systems, such as the then-upcoming. In conclusion, he emphasized that 'we want to do everything we can do to protect our customers, because we are as outraged if not more so than they are.' Jennifer Lawrence contacted authorities and her publicist has stated that the authorities will prosecute anyone who posts leaked images of her. Forbes columnist questioned whether the reactions by law enforcement and technology providers indicated that celebrities were being treated differently from ordinary Americans, which, in the case of law enforcement, may be illegal.

On October 1, 2014, was threatened with a lawsuit by lawyer Martin Singer for $100 million on behalf of unnamed victims of the leaks, alleging that Google had refused to respond to requests for the images to be removed from its platforms (including and ), 'failing to act expeditiously, and responsibly to remove the images', and 'knowingly accommodating, facilitating, and perpetuating the unlawful conduct'. In an interview with, Lawrence called the leak a 'sex crime' and a 'sexual violation' and added, 'anybody who looked at those pictures, you're perpetuating a sexual offense and you should cower with shame'. This view was contrasted by another victim of the hack, who told GQ, 'A lot of people who were victims of the hack said anyone who looks at these pictures should feel guilty, but I just don't think that's fair', and 'I'm not sure that anyone who Googles it is necessarily a criminal.

I think the people who stole the photos are'. Investigation The said that it was 'aware of the allegations concerning computer intrusions and the unlawful release of material involving high profile individuals, and is addressing the matter.' Similarly, Apple stated that it had been investigating whether a security breach of the iCloud service was responsible for the leaked photographs, as per the company's commitment to user privacy. On September 2, 2014, Apple reported that the leaked images were the result of compromised accounts, using 'a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions, a practice that has become all too common on the Internet'.

In October 2014, FBI searched a house in and seized several computers, cell phones and storage drives after tracking the source of a hacking attack to an IP address linked to an individual named Emilio Herrera. A related search warrant application mentioned eight victims with initials A.S., C.H., H.S., J.M., O.W., A.K., E.B., and A.H., what supposedly points to stolen photos of, and. According to law enforcement officials, Herrera is just one of several people under investigation and the FBI has carried out various searches across the country. In March 2016, 36-year-old Ryan Collins of, agreed to plead guilty to one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information resulting in a 18-month sentence.

While no victims were named in the court documents, numerous media outlets connected Collins' case to The Fappening. During the investigation, it was found that Collins phished by sending e-mails to the victims that looked like they came from Apple or Google, warning the victims that their accounts might be compromised and asking for their account details. The victims would enter their passwords, and Collins gained access to their accounts, downloading e-mails and iCloud backups. In October 2016, Collins was sentenced to 18 months in prison. In August 2016, 28-year-old Edward Majerczyk of, agreed to plead guilty to a similar phishing scheme, although authorities believe he worked independently of Collins and he was not accused of selling the images or posting them online. On January 24, 2017, Majerczyk was sentenced to nine months in prison and was ordered to pay $5,700 in restitution to cover the counseling services of one unnamed celebrity victim.

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