BONUS - The Fappening aka Celebrate

Leaked nudes, broken hearts and the largest iCloud hack of all time. This is the story of The Fappening aka Celebgate. This is a bonus episode of Modem Mischief that aired earlier this year. If you like this bonus episode, and would like to hear more, become a patron on Patreon or a paid subscription on Apple Podcasts. 

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Created, Produced & Hosted by Keith Korneluk

Written & Researched by Jim Rowley

Mixed & Mastered by David Swope

Theme Song You Are Digital by Computerbandit

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/09/04/the-internet-hunt-for-original-guy-alleged-leaker-of-naked-celeb-pics-becomes-a-nightmare-for-georgia-programmer/

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/originalguy-the-icloud-hacker-who-leaked-naked-celebrity-photos-2014-9

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-chaney-so-called-hollywood-hacker-gets-10-years-for-posting-celebrities-personal-photos-online/#:~:text=(CBS%2FAP)%20LOS%20ANGELES,U.S.%20District%20Judge%20S.

https://heavy.com/news/2016/03/ryan-collins-celebgate-fappening-hacker-lancaster-pennsylvania-celebrity-phones-photos-phishing-photos-family-documents/

https://heavy.com/news/2015/06/emilio-herrera-chicago-fbi-raid-fappening-suspect-celebrity-nude-naked-photos-leaked-phishing-icloud-suspect-name-leaker-hacker/

https://www.businessinsider.com/ryan-collins-allegedly-naked-photographs-celebrity-icloud-2016-3

https://www.businessinsider.com/r-illinois-man-agrees-to-plead-guilty-in-celebrity-hacking-case-2016-7

https://thenextweb.com/news/this-could-be-the-apple-icloud-flaw-that-led-to-celebrity-photos-being-leaked

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/02/gang-hackers-naked-celebrity-photos-routinely-attacked-icloud

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/02/apple-denies-hacker-celebrities-naked-photos-icloud

https://www.wired.com/2014/09/sad-apple-hackers/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/09/04/the-internet-hunt-for-original-guy-alleged-leaker-of-naked-celeb-pics-becomes-a-nightmare-for-georgia-programmer/

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/originalguy-the-icloud-hacker-who-leaked-naked-celebrity-photos-2014-9 

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/10/jennifer-lawrence-photo-hacking-privacy

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/internet-marketplace-for-hacked-photos-of-naked-celebrities-2014-10

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/originalguy-the-icloud-hacker-who-leaked-naked-celebrity-photos-2014-9 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/01/jennifer-lawrence-rihanna-star-victims-hacked-nude-pictures

https://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Lawrence-Girl-Fire-Biography-ebook/dp/B01BZHZDL2

 https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/cac/Pressroom/2012/039.html

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-branford-man-hacking-20180111-story.html

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/who-is-celebgate-celebrity-hacker-ryan-collins/article_e524fca2-ebba-11e5-b9e9-9335a44be1bd.html

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2094588-fappeningwarrant1

https://www.gawker.com/feds-seized-chicago-mans-computers-in-celeb-nude-leak-i-1709153721

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jimdalrympleii/feds-raid-chicago-home-in-massive-celebrity-photo-leak-inves

https://books.google.com/books?id=bx1-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=august+31+2014+the+fappening&source=bl&ots=VtYHGWroSK&sig=ACfU3U2PPCARiRj7egg1IKeXHPSK8yHsZQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPr4rksqj2AhU4D0QIHWHUATYQ6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=august%2031%202014%20the%20fappening&f=false

https://www.gawker.com/is-this-4chan-offshoot-the-ground-zero-for-the-leaked-c-1629190208

https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/celebgate-ryan-collins-charged-with-computer-hacking-felony-after-stealing-nude-celebrity-photos-1.11586190

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/celebgate-hacker-edward-majerczyk-sentenced-to-9-months-in-prison/

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2014/09/05/jennifer-lawrence-others-aren-just-hacking-victims/J5HGoD0mdPHpQzPjJ3CslI/story.html

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/15/22340260/vawa-shield-act-revenge-porn-first-amendment-questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJdGMSb04hE&t=270s