Apple’s iCloud security may be in hot water yet again, as Victoria’s Secret model Gigi Hadid allegedly had her personal cloud storage account hacked.
Celebrity gossip site TMZ reported that the model, who is one of the lingerie company’s famous Angels, is being blackmailed by hackers.
The attackers claim to have access to private photos and videos from her iCloud account, which they have threatened to sell to the media unless a ransom is paid.
According to TMZ, Hadid has no intention of paying the extortionists and has turned to both the police and private security contractors in order to hunt them down.
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At the time, Apple denied that its systems were breached, claiming instead that the leaks were the result of “a very targeted attack” against the affected users.
It’s still unknown whether or not the hackers are bluffing, or whether they really do have access to Hadid’s pictures.
If the model’s iCloud account has been breached, however, it appears unlikely to be because of a flaw in Apple’s security. Such vulnerabilities typically lead to mass-scale leaking of images and data, rather than individual blackmail cases.
Regardless of the legitimacy or extent of the breach, these incidents always act as a wake-up call for iCloud users with regards to the security of their data.
If you want to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen to you, make sure you take steps to protect yourself with our top 5 iCloud security tips.
