Los Angeles:
The FBI and Apple are investigating the hacking into the phones of
Jennifer Lawrence and several other celebrities after nude photographs
of the Oscar-winner were posted online.
Jennifer Lawrence
Images of the 24-year-old actress began appearing on some websites on
Sunday after her iPhone was apparently hacked, said the Hollywood
Reporter. "The FBI is aware of the allegations concerning computer
intrusions and the unlawful release of material involving high profile
individuals, and is addressing the matter," a statement from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation said.
"Any further comment would be inappropriate at this time," they
added. Apple, meanwhile, said they are looking into the claims that the
photographs were stolen from the celebrities' iCloud system. "We take
user privacy very seriously and are actively investigating this report,"
Nat Kerris, Apple spokeswoman, said in a statement.
Lawrence's publicist had called the leaked photographs "a flagrant
violation of privacy" and said that the authorities had been contacted.
Anonymous user claimed to have photographs of 100 other celebrities
including models Kate Upton and Cara Delevingne. Upton's attorney
Lawrence Shire called the leak an "outrageous violation" of the model's
privacy.
"We intend to pursue anyone disseminating or duplicating these
illegally obtained images to the fullest extent possible," he added. It
is not the first time that Hollywood celebrities have been at the
receiving end of hackers.
A man named, Christopher Chaney, was sentenced to 10 years in jail in
2012 after pleading guilty to hacking into the email accounts of stars
like Scarlett Johansson and posting their nude photographs online.
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