Model Joy Corrigan to sue Apple after iCloud account hacked twice
A MODEL is to launch a class action against Apple after her iCloud account’s security was breached twice and naked pictures put online.
A MODEL is to launch a class action against Apple after her iCloud account’s security was breached twice and naked pictures posted online.
Joy Corrigan’s iCloud account was hacked twice before the highly publicised theft of nude photographs of hundreds of entertainers including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Teresa Palmer, Cara Delevingne, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Lea Michelle and Kirsten Dunst.
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Corrigan, 20, said when her iCloud account was hacked in July and nude pictures of her were posted online she complained to Apple. She was allegedly told she was a victim of phishing — not Apple’s fault — and she would need to change her password, TMZ reported.
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She complied yet her iCloud account was hacked within days for a second time. She contacted Apple again and again was told it was not the company’s fault.
Corrigan has called in a lawyer after the naked photos of over 100 actors, performers and even Olympic athletes were hacked from their iCloud accounts and released by a user on anonymous web forum 4Chan on August 31.
Apple has denied any responsibility for the august 31 leaked images.
“After more than 40 hours of investigation, we have discovered that certain celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords, and security questions, a practice that has become all too common on the internet,” Apple said in a statement.
“None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud or Find my iPhone.’”
Corrigan wants other victims to contact her lawyers for a class-action lawsuit against Apple, TMZ reported..
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