Watson quickly condemned the leaks and Seyfried threatened to sue sites sharing the photos, according to The Daily Mail. Then, in March of 2017, photos of Amanda Seyfried, Justin Long, and Emma Watson were released. And after a quick arrest of one hacker (more on that in a minute) and subsequent threats of legal action by some of the celebrity victims, there was a significant cooling period until the latest round. In September and October of 2014, three more collections of stolen photos were released, but to less fanfare than the first time. But that didn't stop hackers from leaking photos again and again.
#Celebrity hacked photo torrent#
Eventually the photos could only be found on torrent sites and darknet sources with untraceable origins. The photos quickly spread to other forums and photo-sharing sites, like R eddit, and imgur, but the public outcry was also swift.
According to Know Your Meme, the first photo dump was on August 31, 2014, when a list of over 100 names was published on a 4chan board called /b/, which for years has served as an anonymous breeding ground for the worst of web content, including "rape porn, self-harm pics, and creepy drawings of scantily clad children that aren't allowed in other forums," according to The Washington Post.
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