Kubonakala ngathi ukude kakhulu ngexesha, kodwa izinto zeBhotwe zihamba kancinci. Sithetha ngo "Celebgate", i-hack edumileyo nengaqhelekanga eyathi yasibonisa ubomi babucala beenkwenkwezi zaseHollywood ezinjengoKaley Cuoco, umlingisi ophambili Ingcingane ekulu kakhulu, okanye ubuhle obungathandabuzekiyo, uJennifer Lawrence, umdlali wezihloko ezifana Imidlalo yokulamba, kwaye amvuze nge Oscar evela Academy for Icala elihle lezinto. Ngokuqinisekileyo, I-snooper ehlala ePennsylvania (eUnited States of America), igwetywe iinyanga ezili-18 entolongweni. ngenxa yomonakalo owenziwe kubo bonke abaculi ababandakanyekayo.
Kwakungowama-2014 xa uRyan Collins wafikelela kwiiakhawunti ze-iCloud zabantu abadumileyo abakhankanywe ngasentla. kwaye wathabatha iifoto ezinomdla kakhulu, waza ngokuthe ngcembe wazipapasha kwi-intanethi, egcina intandabuzo kunye nomdla wabantu abavela kwihlabathi lonke, abathatha ithuba lokubona izithixo zabo kwezona zinto zisondeleyo. Mhlawumbi oyena wonakele kakhulu ngenxa yeefoto ezibeka esichengeni yayinguJennifer Lawrence, nangona engazange akhathazeke ngokugqithisileyo kukuvuza, sicinga ukuba ukuze sijongele phantsi ukubaluleka kwayo kwaye sizame ukwenza yonke le ngxaki idlule ngokukhawuleza.
Siyayikhumbula loo nto Ukufumana iiakhawunti ze-iCloud zabantu abadumileyo, uCollins wasebenzisa eyona nkqubo “yephishing” yakudala, yathumela izicelo zegama lokugqitha egameni le-Apple kubasebenzisi abohlukeneyo, kamva yafumana amagama agqithisiweyo kwaye yafikelela kwidatha egcinwe kwi-iCloud, ukwenza oku isebenzise iinkqubo ezikhuphela iikopi zogcino nge-ID ye-Apple kwaye yaqhekeza nayiphi na indawo yekopi apho kunokubakho umxholo weefoto, uye wakhetha eyona "inomdla" kakhulu. Konke oku kusebenze uCollins njengetikiti elithe ngqo lokuya entolongweni, apho aya kuba nonyaka onesiqingatha sokucinga ngento ayenzileyo.