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What does the hack mean for your own cloud security? Here are all of your nude selfie-related questions answered.
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A number of celebrities were targeted this week in an attack that exposed nude photos -- some said to be real, others fake -- stored in Apple iCloud accounts. Here's what we know and what it means about your own cloud security.
Celebrities whose iCloud photos were leaked fell victim as a result of targeted attacks, according to the latest reports and information released by Apple. This means the people who hacked into the accounts likely knew the email addresses associated with the celebrity accounts or they were able to answer security questions that granted them access to the accounts.
It's still unclear how the hackers might have known the answers to account security questions and obtained the usernames for the accounts.
It was thought hackers may have gained access to the iCloud accounts through a security hole in the online storage service's "Find My iPhone" feature which allowed them to conduct brute-force attacks. With a brute-force attack, hackers use a script to automatically try many different username and password combinations in rapid succession until the correct combination is guessed.
Apple patched this hole Tuesday morning and confirmed that this was not the method used by the hackers to log in to the celebrities' accounts.
Contrary to popular belief, most celebrities use technology the same way as most other not-famous people. Apple, Google, and other major tech players don't necessarily give celebrities access to special security features. If there were security-bolstering features available, we'd hope these companies would distribute them to all users, not just the privileged.
Celebrities have the same security tools we do, so we're technically all equally vulnerable. But, since their faces grace the covers of magazines and theater screens, they end up being targeted more often.
Celebrities also don't always take advantage of security protocols that are available. For example, based on the information currently available, these celebrities might have been protected against the attacks if they were using two-step verification, which adds an extra step to the basic log-in procedure.
Cloud backup services like Apple's iCloud and Google's Instant Upload are often enabled by default, so it's possible the photos were being uploaded to iCloud without the celebrities being aware.
For example, iCloud's Photo Stream service automatically uploads photos you take on your Apple device and stores them in iCloud for 30 days. With Photo Stream uploading enabled, those photos can be accessed from any device, no matter where you are in the world, using your iCloud credentials.
Even though you're not Brad Pitt or Cameron Diaz, it's a good time to review your own iCloud security. Photos aren't the only items stored in iCloud -- your contacts, iOS device's location, and notes may also be stored there. Here are some steps you can take:
1. Enable two-step verification. Now. The greatest defense against brute-force and targeted attacks is still two-step verification. It won't protect you against issues like security holes, but it's still your best shield against targeted hacking, where someone is able to obtain your username or answers to your personal security questions to access an account.
When enabled, two-factor authentication adds a second level of authentication to an account login. One common example, is a code sent to a mobile device that must be used in addition to a username and password to log in to an account. Follow these steps to set up two-step verification for your Apple ID .
Disappointingly, TechCrunch points out that Apple's two-step login is really only designed to protect users against unauthorized credit cards purchases , but it's still important to enable, especially if the company corrects this oversight.
2. Disable any services you don't actually use If the data doesn't exist in the first place, there's no reason to hack it.
Do you even need Photo Stream or other iCloud services like contact-syncing? If not, disable these services. To do so, go to Settings > iCloud on your iOS device and disable the unnecessary services. Then, sign into iCloud.com and delete any previously-uploaded Photo Streams.
3. Consider using fake answers to security questions Was your mom born in Chicago? That's great, but you should probably use a different answer. Most recent reports suggest hackers used social engineering to learn answers to the celebrities' security questions, which ultimately gave them access to the accounts. To prevent frenemies or hackers from getting into your account, consider using fake, random answers they'd never be able to discover.
4. Do the same thing for other Web services While you're at it, consider repeating the same steps for other cloud services, including Dropbox, auto-backup on Android, or even Flickr. The more you minimize data automatically uploaded into the cloud, the greater control you'll have over your private information.
Editor's Note: Story was updated Wednesday at 3:39 PST to reflect most recent reports on two-step verification and how the hackers accessed the accounts.

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Tuesday August 24, 2021 1:47 pm PDT by Juli Clover
"he was afraid public exposure of his crimes would "ruin [his] whole life." Yes, that is the plan. Let's hope it works.
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uploading nudies to iCloud has got to be the most moronic computer activity a person can do Incorrect, giving out the password to your cloud-hosted nudies is more stupid.
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"I had a family to support." Wonder what they're gonna do now that you're in prison, *******.
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To all the smart alecs on here, not everyone is as tech savvy as you and I. It is an unfortunate fact that some people are easy targets. Victim blaming is not big and it’s not clever, no matter how “dumb” you think the victims are. Chances are though, they have better interpersonal skills than the lot you and are quite likely just nicer human beings.
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At least 620,000 photos/videos of people having sex have been uploaded to iCloud? Come on people!
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A criminal from Los Angeles has pled guilty to felony charges after breaking into thousands of iCloud accounts to hunt down nude photos of women, reports The Los Angeles Times .
Hao Kuo Chi collected more than 620,000 private photos and videos by impersonating Apple customer support staff and sending out emails to trick his victims into providing Apple IDs and passwords. Chi used social engineering and phishing schemes to coerce his victims, and he did not breach Apple's ‌iCloud‌ protections.
Chi accessed photos and videos from at least 306 victims across the United States, and most of them were young women. Some of the victims were attacked at the request of people that Chi met online after he marketed himself as "icloudripper4you," a service that could break into ‌iCloud‌ accounts to steal photos and videos.
His unknown co-conspirators would ask Chi to hack a specific ‌iCloud‌ account, and he would respond with a Dropbox link. Chi operated two Gmail addresses "applebackupicloud" and "backupagenticloud," where the FBI found more than 500,000 emails with approximately 4,700 ‌iCloud‌ user IDs and passwords that he had been sent from his victims.
Chi's scam fell apart after he hacked the ‌iCloud‌ account of an unnamed public figure in March 2018 and the photos ended up on pornographic websites. The FBI launched an investigation, and found that a log-in to the victim's ‌iCloud‌ account had come from Chi's home.
Chi has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy and three counts of gaining unauthorized access to a protected computer, and he now faces up to five years in prison for each crime. In a phone call with The Los Angeles Times , Chi said that he was "remorseful" for what he did, but claimed he had a family to support. He said that he was afraid public exposure of his crimes would "ruin [his] whole life."
The unauthorized ‌iCloud‌ access perpetrated by Chi is similar to a 2014 attack that saw hackers gain access to celebrity iCloud accounts through their username and password.
After that incident, Apple bolstered ‌iCloud‌ account security, offering two-factor authentication and sending emails whenever there's a new login to an ‌iCloud‌ account. The people involved in Chi's attack likely did not have two-factor authentication enabled.
Apple recommends two-factor authentication for all Apple IDs to add extra security, and it offers a support document on how to avoid phishing schemes like the one used by Chi.
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