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Jennifer Lawrence: Jennifer Lawrence nude pictures leaked: FBI Turns Focus To Apple
In a very large hacking leak, nude photos of Oscar winning actress Jennifer Lawrence have been posted online. Access was apparently obtained through Apple’s iCloud online storage system. The photos were apparently on her mobile phone. The photos of Lawrence were posted on the online bulletin board 4Chan, and purport to show her in different states of undress.
A spokesman for Lawrence advised that police have been contacted. They’re seeking a prosecution. There is also speculation that anybody who has viewed the photos could be prosecuted. The spokesman also confirmed that the Lawrence photos are authentic.
Over 100 celebrities have learned overnight that lurid photos of them might have been hacked and released. Mary Elizabeth Winstead has also confirmed that photos of her leaked to the public are authentic. Two of the alleged victims of the hacker dispute the authenticity of photos that purport to depict them. Both Victoria Justice and gymnist, McKayla Maroney flatly state that the photos of them are fakes. A spokesperson for singer Ariana Grande has also denied the authenticity of photos depicting Grande.
Numerous Twitter accounts that have posted nude photos of Lawrence have been suspended, apparently for violating Twitter’s terms of service. Tumblr is also said to have her photos.
There is speculation that the hacker found a hole in Apple’s service that helps their customers find their lost iPhones. The company ordinarily protects itself from programs that guess passwords until they get a match. It is believed that the company failed to do this with the lost phone service, and the celebrities’ passwords were discovered. Apple says it is investigating the matter.
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Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the company was investigating whether any iCloud accounts had been tampered with, but she did not give any further details.
“We take user privacy very seriously and are actively investigating this report,” she said.
Security experts said that the security breach could have been prevented had two-factor authentication been enabled.[27] “In general Apple has been a little late to the game in offering this kind of protection, and doesn’t advertise it,” said Darien Kindlund, director of threat research at security firm FireEye.[27]
Actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead also confirmed that nude photos of her were posted online.
“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,” Winstead posted on Twitter. Winstead, who starred in Final Destination 3 and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, wrote that she thought the images had been destroyed.
“Knowing those photos were deleted long ago, I can only imagine the creepy effort that went into this,” Winstead wrote.
Actor Seth Rogan remarked that what the hacker did was “really no different than selling stolen merchandise.” Others are expected to admit or deny the authenticity of a multitude of photos in the next week.
Victims of the exploit were alleged to include Jennifer Lawrence, Jenny McCarthy, Rihanna, Kate Upton, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kirsten Dunst, Ariana Grande, and Victoria Justice.
THE 101 ‘VICTIMS’: WHO THE HACKER CLAIMS TO HAVE HACKED
AJ Michalka, American actress, singer-songwriter, and musician
Alyson ‘Aly’ Michalka, AJ’s sister, also an American actress
Allegra Carpenter, actress, best known for The Fault In Our Stars
Abigail Spencer, American actress
Alana Blanchard, American professional surfer and bikini model
Alexa Jane, model
Angelina McCoy, actress, best known for Enchanted
Anna O’Neill
Ashley Blankenship, actress, appeared in The Wolf Of Wall Street
Aubrey Plaza, American actress and comedian
Abigail ‘Abby’ Elliott, American actress, voice actress and comedian
AnnaLynne McCord, actress and model
Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter
Amber Heard, American actress and model
Rebecca ‘Becca’ Tobin, actress, singer, and dancer
Brie Larson, American actress, screenwriter, director and singer
Brittany Booker
Candace Smith, American lawyer, actress, model, and beauty queen
Candice Swanepoel, South African fashion model, best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret
Cara Delevingne, English fashion model
Carley Pope, Canadian actress
Carmella Carcia
Carrie Michalka
Cat Deeley, English television presenter, actress, singer and model
Carly Foulkes, Canadian model and actress
Chloe Dykstra, actress and model
Clare Bowen, Australian actress and singer
Dove Cameron, 18-year-old U.S. actress and singer
Elena Satine, Georgian-American actress and singer
Elle Evans, American model and actress
Ellenore Scott
Emily Browning, Australian film actress and singer
Emily DiDonato, model from New York
Emily Ratajkowski, British-born model and actress
Erin Cummings, American actress
Erin Heatherton, American fashion model and actress
Farrah Abraham, TV personality, author and pornographic actress
Gabrielle Union, American actress and former model
Gabi Grecko
Hayden Panettiere, U.S. actress, model and singer
Hope Solo, American goalkeeper and two-time Olympic gold medalist
Heather Marks, Canadian model
Hilary Duff, American actress and singer-songwriter
Jacqueline Dunford
Janelle Ginestra
Jennifer Lawrence, American actress
Jessiqa Pace
Jessica Dunford
Jessica Riccardi, model
Jesse Golden
JoJo, American singer, songwriter and actress
Joanna Krupa, Polish American model and actress
Jennifer ‘Jenny’ McCarthy, American model and actress
Josie Loren, U.S. actress
Joy Corrigan
Kaley Cuoco, American actress
Kaime O’Teter
Kate Upton, American model and actress
Kate Bosworth, American actress
Kelly Brook, English model, actress and TV presenter
Lauren ‘Keke’ Palmer, American actress and singer-songwriter
Kim West, American TV personality socialite
Kirsten Dunst, American actress, singer, model and director
Krysten Ritter, U.S. actress, musician, and former model
Lake Bell, American actress
Laura Ramsey, film and television actress
Lea Michele, actress and singer, best known for her performance as Rachel Berry on the Fox TV series Glee
Leelee Sobieski, actress
Leven Rambin, American actress
Lisa Kelly, American trucker who appeared in Ice Road Truckers
Lisalla Montenegro, Brazilian model
Lindsay Clubine
Lizzy Caplan, American actress
Mary-Kate Olsen, American actress and fashion designer
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, actress and recording artist
McKayla Maroney, artistic gymnast
Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer
Meagan Good, actress
Megan Boone, actress
Michelle Keegan, British actress
Mikayla Pierce
Misty Treanor, retired American beach volleyball player
Nina Stavris
Rachel Nichols, American actress and model
Rihanna, singer
Sarah Shahi, American actress
Sahara Ray
Sarah Schneider, American writer, actress, and comedian
ScarJo (possibly Scarlett Johansson, actress)
Selena Gomez, American actress and singer
Shannon McNally, singer-songwriter
Tameka Jacobs
Teresa Palmer, Australian actress and model
Uldouz
Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer
Victoria Justice, Nickelodeon actress
Wailana Geisen
Winona Ryder, American actress
Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
Alison Brie (U.S. actress) and Dave Franco (U.S. actor)
Sources:
http://www.telegraph.coo.uk/news/celebritynews/1107182/NudeJenniferLawrence-photos-leaked-by-hacker-who-claims-to-have-private-pictures-of-100-A-listers.html
http://www.theguardian.com/commentsfree/2014/sep/01/if-you-click-on-jennifer-lawrences-naked-pictures-youre-perpetuating-her-abuse
http://www.time.com/3247717/jennifer-lawrence-hacked-icloud-leaked