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Celeb hacking scandal shows digital vulnerability

By Sandy Cohen
Published September 3, 2014 4:46am ET
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Celeb hacking scandal shows digital vulnerability
LOS ANGELES (AP) — To keep private pictures private, never upload them online. That’s the advice experts offer after hackers broke into female celebrities’ personal accounts, stole nude photos and posted them on the web. Jennifer Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Winstead have said they were victims of the hack attack. Federal investigators are looking into […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — To keep private pictures private, never upload them online.

That’s the advice experts offer after hackers broke into female celebrities’ personal accounts, stole nude photos and posted them on the web. Jennifer Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Winstead have said they were victims of the hack attack.

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