Once again, the lives of some top Hollywood celebrities were violated over the weekend when a hacker posted nude and revealing photos of stars to the website 4chan.
Lissette Padilla and Mark Sovel break down the latest news about the leak and examine some steps that celebrities and consumers alike can take to protect themselves against possible hacking.
The latest photos to hit the Internet included risqué images of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Ariana Grande and many more.
Details are still being investigated about how the leak happened and several celebrities were quick to deny that the photos were real.
“These co called nudes of me are FAKE people. Let me nip this in the bud right now. Pun intended,” actress Victoria Justice tweeted.
But some other celebrities seemed to admit the authenticity of the pics, including an indirect confirmation from ‘Hunger Games’ star Lawrence and Kirsten Dunst, who tweeted, ‘Thank you iCloud,” in a reference to speculation that Apple’s iCloud was to blame for the leak.
Kate Upton called the incident an “outrageous violation of privacy.”
The hosts take up the question as to whether the celebrities themselves share in the blame by creating nude photos in the first place.
Actress Lena Dunham was quick to respond that that criticism. “The don’t take naked pics if you don’t want them online argument is the ‘she was wearing a short skirt’ of the web. Ugh,” she said.
Some possible prevention methods for users are discussed, including a two-step verification process, the use of different passwords for different sites, employing more complicated passwords, etc.
Initial reports indicating that iCloud that been hacked and caused the leak of the nude photos were played down by Apple, which reacted to that assertion today. “We take user privacy very seriously and are actively investigating this report,” said Apple spokesperson Natalie Kerris.
The company added that its initial investigation has found no wrongdoing on Apple’s part relating to the latest leaking incident.
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