Victoria Justice may have admitted that her naked photos were real shortly after she posted on Twitter that they were fake. Apple's statement on the matter says that Justice and other victims had vulnerable accounts due to easy-to-guess passwords.
Justice is one of the victims of the massive account hack resulting in the leak of nude photos of personalities including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. Justice was also one of the first celebrities to deny the photos, saying that they were fake. One Twitter user also posted proof that the photo was edited. However, shortly afterwards, Justice posted something different.
According to Fashion & Style, Justice tweeted about a possible admission to the photos released after the initial fake one. Her Twitter status read: "Shortly after I tweeted about certain pics of me being fake, I was faced with a serious violation of privacy." Justice proceeded to say that fake photos of her have always existed online. "But I will not be put in the position to defend myself as to what is real or what is fake. I am angry at this massive invasion of privacy, and like the other women who are in this situation alongside of me, I am taking legal action to protect my rights."
Justice did not directly say that the photos were real, but Fashion & Style says "We're not sure why else she would need to take legal action." It could be that the first photos released of her were indeed fake and that she had not seen all of the leaked photos before she posted her original Twitter post denying them on Sunday afternoon.
According to E! Online, Justice has been involved in "technology drama" before. In April 2013, the site recalls the 21-year-old star's photos clad in a bathing suit circulating the internet.
The hack was allegedly due to Apple vulnerability, but The New Zealand Herald says that the company has already spoken about the incident, admitting that several accounts were compromised. The article noted Apple saying: "After more than 40 hours of investigation, we have discovered that certain celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions, a practice that has become all too common on the internet." However, Apple continued to say that the breach was not a result of vulnerability in iCloud or "Find my iPhone" software.
Apple's statement insisted that the celebrities were hacked because they were using "easy-to-guess passwords." It could also be that they gave their personal data to "cybercriminals posing as Apple, a technique known as 'phishing'," added The New Zealand Herald article.
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