Celebgate: Nude Celebrity Photos Being Investigated by FBI and Apple
Scarlet Johansson has been Hacked before. The "Celebgate" incident where nude celebrity photos were leaked on Sunday evening and Monday morning is now being investigated by the FBI (CBS) and Apple (The Verge). The nude celebrity photos that were leaked in the Celebgate included among others Kirsten Dunst, Scarlet Johansson, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kate Upton. There are many rumors of who originally leaked the nude photos. It was first reported that an unidentified hacker used a vulnerability in Apple's iCloud to gain access to the photos. The hacker then supposedly posted the....
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The Celebgate incident is still unfolding, and we are already seeing mainstream media report on the connection between the "nude celebrity photos" and Bitcoin. The original leaker of the pictures returned to 4chan recently to respond to the uproar he had caused. An excerpt from his post highlights Bitcoin's involvement in Celebgate: People wanted **** for free. Sure, I got $120 with my bitcoin address, but when you consider how much time was put into acquiring this stuff (i'm not the hacker, just a collector), and the money (i paid a lot via Bitcoin as well to get certain sets when this....
"This is a flagrant violation of privacy" - Jennifer Lawrence's representatives. Update: The FBI is investigating the hacker. Also, the leaker revealed that he bought the stolen pictures with bitcoins. A wave of nude celebrity photos began to seep out Sunday evening and Monday morning. Rumors are swirling that the unidentified hacker exchanged the photos for Bitcoin donations over 4chan. The pictures were allegedly picked up through hacks and released in a major leak. The photos include Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, and Kate Upton. Many more top off the long list of leaked pictures in....
Welcome back to another Bitcoin News in Review, where we feature some of the top stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week (31 August - 7 September), we saw several celebrities having their private photos stolen from iCloud and leaked onto the web, unusual trading activity on BTC-E, rumours of Apple making a serious push into the payments industry, and more. Check out our video and keep scrolling for this Bitcoin News in Review. Celebgate. Earlier this week, many celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, had their nude photos stolen from their iCloud accounts....
You’re watching news bits, the weekly informing program of Bitcoinist.net. Today we’re making a best of broadcast, covering the most interesting stories of 2014. Celebrity nude photos for bitcoin. The celebrity nude photo leaks came along to give the world an inkling of the new world that Bitcoin ushers in. The first photos on 4chan were leaked in the beginning of August, but they were censored. People could pay in bitcoin to get the uncensored versions. On the 31 Of August, 4chan began posting uncensored nude photos with a bitcoin address. This is when things got out of control. Some were....
Combined with the emerging information markets, crypto anarchy will create a liquid market for any and all material which can be put into words and pictures. —Timothy C. May, “The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto” Just when things had got about as boring as they could possibly get, the celebrity nude photo leaks came along to give the world an inkling of the new world that Bitcoin ushers in. After speaking to an informant who watched the Fappening unfold on 4chan, I can report a theory which some 4chan anons believe explains what happened and which I agree seems to be the most likely....