New batch of photos emerges online on 4chan and reddit

Oct 3, 2014 15:26 GMT  ·  By
Nina Dobrev of “Vampire Diaries” is the latest victim in the celebrity photo hacking scandal
   Nina Dobrev of “Vampire Diaries” is the latest victim in the celebrity photo hacking scandal

Celebgate is the gift that keeps on giving, if you’re into that sort of thing. A new batch of never-before-seen photos of several actresses, lifted from their iCloud accounts in the biggest security breach of the kind, has emerged online on 4chan and reddit.

This makes it the fourth major leak so far, and the second this week. The FBI is still looking into the breach to try and find the culprit, while Apple has already washed their hands of the whole mess, saying the leak wasn’t possible because of some bug in its iCloud service.

Nina Dobrev, AnnaLynne McCord and Joanna Krupa are targeted

This new leak brings photos of several young and very popular stars, in various states of disrobement. Nina Dobrev, famous for her role on CW’s “Vampire Diaries” and her exquisite taste in fashion, which has cemented her status as a fashionista, is featured most prominently, but Celebuzz reports that she’s fully clothed in all the photos.

Still, they are of personal nature and were never meant for the eyes of millions of users online.

Other photos released now are of AnnaLynne McCord, the hottie from the rebooted and now-defunct “Beverly Hills,” and Joanna Krupa, who slayed hearts of fans with her appearance on “Real Housewives of Miami,” but especially with her gorgeous figure. Both actresses are shown nude in the stolen pics.

As of now, none of the stars targeted in the new leak have issued any kind of statement on the situation.

Attorneys are doing all the talking, by taking Google to court

At this point, given the sheer number of celebrities targeted, they don’t even have to address the controversy anymore. Many of the stars who became victims in this photo hacking have already decided to let their attorneys do all the talking for them, and they’re suing Google for not acting faster in removing the links and / or the illegally-obtained photos and videos.

In fact, the lawyers claim, Google makes a profit from the “victimization of women,” and the victims are considering filing a $100 million (€79.8 million) lawsuit against the giant. In response, Google has denied any wrong-doing, saying they acted as quickly as they could to close accounts and delete photos. “Tens of thousands of pictures” were deleted, Google estimates.

As of now, there’s no concrete word on whether the celebrities targeted in the hacking will pursue the case in court.

Besides these 3 stars named above, other women exposed online without their consent, after their personal photos were stolen, include Jennifer Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, Hayden Panettiere, Hope Solo, Jennie McCarthy, Misty May-Treanor, Cara Delevingne, Brooke Burns, Alexandra Chando, Briana Evigan, Lauren O’Neil, Kaley Cuoco, McKayla Maroney, Ariana Grande and many others.