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Government charges man behind pics stolen and released during 'The Fappening'

article published on 16 March, 2016

The U.S. government has arrested and charged Ryan Collins with stealing hundreds of nude pictures of celebrities taken directly from their iCloud and Gmail accounts. The pictures, released in 2014 to the public during an event that became known as "The Fappening," revealed private moments for many popular celebrities, most notably Jennifer Lawerence. Government officials say Collins ... [ read the full article ]

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_ 		20. March 2016 @ 17:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It seems as though there is very little difference between phishing and the snake oil/patent medicine salesman of days past and present...where the mark gives up something of value for nothing in return.

It's really hard to have compassion for people who:
1. Take nude pictures of themselves and store them on the internet (on any internet capable device).
2. Are sufficiently mentally challenged to succumb to a phishing attack in this day and age.
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