Three weeks after the initial massive photo leak, another round of celebrities have been victimized by 'nerd-misogynists' who proliferated online nude photos of celebrities last Saturday, September 20. The latest victims, according to a report by The Daily Beast include "reality star (and Mrs. Kanye West) Kim Kardashian, Nashville actress Hayden Panettiere, actress turned fashion designer Mary-Kate Olsen, singer Avril Lavigne, Spring Breakersstar Vanessa Hudgens, The Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco, Jennifer Lawrence (again), U.S. soccer goalie Hope Solo, [and] a potentially underage Disney starlet who cannot be named, and many more."
Kardashian is no stranger to online breach of privacy. In 2007, a recorded sex tape of her and her former boyfriend, rapper Ray J, have been leaked online which boosted the reality star's popularity.
Time reported that during a radio interview with Kardashian-West earlier this month, she was caught commenting, "I think it's a wake-up call for people to make sure they have every privacy setting," with regards to the initial massive hacking. "It seems like there are a lot of people that love to spend their time hacking peoples' information and that's just a scary thing."
Initially, speculations were centered on Apple's iCloud security breach. But after further investigations by the company, it turned out that hackers have targeted individual iPhones, according to a report filed by Mass Live. Apple further reassured their customers that they are working, in coordination with the proper government authorities, to resolve the matter.
Several celebrities including Kate Upton, Jennifer Lawrence, and Gabrielle Union have already taken legal action and coordinated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the investigation. However, a rep for Kardashian West declined to comment regarding the incident.
In 2012, a man from Florida was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he hacked into Mila Kunis' and Scarlett Johansson's online social networking accounts and then posting the stars' photos online.
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