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Celebrity Photo Hack Raises Security Concerns

Clifford Neuman discusses online data privacy and security following the recent celebrity photo hack
By: Regina Wu
September 15, 2014 —

Following the recent hack of celebrity mobile phones, Information Sciences Institute (ISI) Center for Computer Systems Security director Clifford Neuman discussses online security and various precautions that iCloud users can take to help protect their data against security breaches.

Below is a sampling of recent of media articles that include Neuman's commentary on this topic.

Hollywood en emoi, après la publication sur internet de photos privées de célébrités. Parmi elles, Jennifer Lawrence, qui apparaît nue sur les photos. L’actrice se dit horrifiée, et a fait appel au FBI. Les photos auraient été volées par un hacker.

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Apple Inc. (AAPL +0.44%, news), which is poised to unveil new iPhones next week, and the FBI are probing reports hackers used the company’s iCloud service to illegally access nude photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities.

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For anyone whose digital life needs some extra space, the cloud seems like a miraculous solution. But after dozens of purported nude and risque photos of celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, leaked online late Sunday, reportedly hacked from their personal cloud accounts, users might be concerned about their own cyber safety.
 

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A Russian website has published the addresses to more than 5 million Gmail accounts along with a list of passwords. While most of the passwords don't necessarily correspond to the Gmail accounts, experts say that security breaches are a constant threat.  

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The tech giant believes the "high-tech" breach happened through "low-tech" methods. Security experts remind users that in fighting hackers, consumers are the first line of defense. John Blackstone reports.

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Eric Robi takes security very seriously. He had not one, but two Handkey, hand print scanners, to let him inside his office. He's a computer forensics analyst in El Segundo. He's says the most common way hackers get your information is with phishing scams...which are usually found in your email.

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It might be the biggest celebrity hacking scandal ever - private photos of up to 100 celebrities were posted on the internet after their phones or computers were hacked. Dozens of A-list celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton were among those who had photos leaked.

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The FBI said it is "aware" that someone has leaked nude photos purporting to be pictures of dozens of A-list celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton and is "addressing the matter."

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After Nude Photo Hack, Should Cloud Users Be Worried? For anyone whose digital life needs some extra space, the cloud seems like a miraculous solution. But after dozens of purported nude and risque photos of celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, leaked online late Sunday, reportedly hacked from their personal cloud accounts, users might be concerned about their own cyber safety.

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Nude photos of more than 100 A-list celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, have been leaked online after reports suggest an anonymous hacker was able to gain access to Apple's online storage system, iCloud.

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Apple Inc., which is poised to unveil new iPhones next week, and the FBI are probing reports hackers used the company's iCloud service to illegally access nude photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities.

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Apple, which is poised to unveil new iPhones next week, and the FBI are probing reports hackers used the company's iCloud service to illegally access nude photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities.

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