What appeared to be genuine nude photos of more than 100 celebrities were published online over Labor Day weekend, 2014, in a mass attack dubbed "Celebgate." The celebrities pictured included Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence, who confirmed the photos were real, and pop star Ariana Grande, who said they were fake, among dozens of other A-list actors and musicians. The photos were first posted on the forum 4chan and then circulated on the Reddit subsection r/TheFappening. They allegedly came from the victims' iCloud accounts. Apple says the hack was caused "by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions," and not a breach of its systems. The incident sparked a discussion about security, the social acceptance of sexting, and the misogynistic culture that thrives in some corners of the internet.
Aug 30, 2018, 7:46 PM UTCBijan Stephen
Another one of Jennifer Lawrence’s hackers is going to prison
For the Celebgate felony, George Garofano will serve eight months, with three years of supervised release afterward
Jul 4, 2016, 1:16 PM UTCJames Vincent
Hacker involved in ‘Celebgate’ pleads guilty, faces maximum five years in prison
Mar 15, 2016, 11:02 PM UTCNick Statt
Pennslyvania man will plead guilty in ‘Celebgate’ nude photo hack
He may serve 18 months in prison
Sep 24, 2014, 8:38 AM UTCRich McCormick
Emma Watson nude photo threats were apparently a plot to kill 4chan
Site was a hoax orchestrated by viral marketing company
Sep 10, 2014, 1:08 AM UTCRich McCormick
Artist cancels exhibition of nude pictures stolen from Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton
XVALA will instead show life-size naked pictures of himself
Sep 7, 2014, 2:37 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Reddit shuts down subreddit tied to nude photos in 'celebgate' attack
Sep 5, 2014, 3:53 PM UTCCasey Newton
On the internet, disaster is always one step ahead of you
Why we aren't done writing about celebrity nudes
Sep 5, 2014, 2:51 AM UTCRich McCormick
Tim Cook says Apple will send security alerts to help stop iCloud hackers
CEO responds to leak of celebrity nude pictures
Sep 4, 2014, 6:34 PM UTCBen Popper
Inside the strange and seedy world where hackers trade celebrity nudes
In the underground networks that traffic in high profile images, money can't buy access. Hackers barter for sets of images stolen over months and even years. And security researchers say the recent leaks were likely just the tip of the ice iceberg.
Sep 3, 2014, 9:26 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
How damaging is it, in 2014, to have nude photos leak online?
How damaging is it, in 2014, to have nude photos leak online?
Sep 3, 2014, 1:24 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries and Casey Newton
What we know so far about the massive celebrity nude photo leak
Some are calling it Celebgate. Some call it The Fappening. Either way, compromising photos of more than 100 celebrities were published without their permission
Sep 3, 2014, 12:30 PM UTCDieter Bohn
How to make your email address as hard to guess as your password
A Gmail trick that could help protect your privacy
Sep 2, 2014, 10:31 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
Charity turns down Reddit's pity money for looking at stolen celebrity photos
Prostate Cancer Foundation returns funds raised in the wake of Celebgate
Sep 1, 2014, 8:14 PM UTCDan Seifert
Apple 'actively investigating' and FBI 'addressing' alleged hack that revealed nude celebrity photos
Sep 1, 2014, 5:26 PM UTCBen Popper
Celebs are just like us: they take and share nude photos
The release of hundreds of nude and intimate pictures from female celebrities has brought attention to the perils of making and safely storing intimate digital images. But the practice of sending and receiving risqué material is already maintsteam.
Sep 1, 2014, 6:29 AM UTCRich McCormick
Hack leaks hundreds of nude celebrity photos
Jennifer Lawrence among stars whose pictures were stolen
