Thai
Elite Member
I am sure you guys have heard about Fappening...or at least enjoyed the fruits from that hack.
All along, Apple contended that Apple servers were NOT hacked...and that the celebs accounts were hacked thru phishing. Celebrities did NOT sue Apple. Some sued Google because Google left links to pictures on-line for several days.
Well, last month, the truth came out: Man pleads guilty in celebrity iCloud hacking case, admits to phishing scheme
"A Pennsylvania man on Tuesday was charged in the hacking of iCloud and Google cloud storage accounts belonging to more than 100 individuals — notably dozens of celebrities — and stealing personal, sometimes compromising pictures and video.
Court filings show Collins sent out emails resembling legitimate correspondence from Apple and Google, duping victims into divulging account information that was later used to steal personal photos and in some cases full iCloud backups. The story gained public notoriety after a cache of nude photos stolen from celebrities like actress Jennifer Lawrence hit the Web in September 2014."
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So, Apple was correct. Their servers were never breached. This guy got passwords to Apple and Google accounts through phishing.
All along, Apple contended that Apple servers were NOT hacked...and that the celebs accounts were hacked thru phishing. Celebrities did NOT sue Apple. Some sued Google because Google left links to pictures on-line for several days.
Well, last month, the truth came out: Man pleads guilty in celebrity iCloud hacking case, admits to phishing scheme
"A Pennsylvania man on Tuesday was charged in the hacking of iCloud and Google cloud storage accounts belonging to more than 100 individuals — notably dozens of celebrities — and stealing personal, sometimes compromising pictures and video.
Court filings show Collins sent out emails resembling legitimate correspondence from Apple and Google, duping victims into divulging account information that was later used to steal personal photos and in some cases full iCloud backups. The story gained public notoriety after a cache of nude photos stolen from celebrities like actress Jennifer Lawrence hit the Web in September 2014."
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So, Apple was correct. Their servers were never breached. This guy got passwords to Apple and Google accounts through phishing.
