Kunyaka onesiqingatha eyadlulayo, ngoSeptemba 2014, Amakhulu-khulu eefoto ezisondeleleneyo zoosaziwayo ziye zavuza eyona nto ibalulekileyo ngoku eHollywood, kwaye ekubeni yonke into kufuneka ithiywe, esi siganeko sabhaptizwa ngegama elithi Celebgate. Inani elikhulu labadlali beqonga, kuquka uJennifer Lawrence, uKaley Cuoco, uDirsten Dusnt, uKate Upton, uJessica Brown Findlay, uBecca Tobin, uBrie Larson, uTeresa Palmer, uKrysten Ritter, uYvonne Strahovski, ubumfihlo babo buphulwa emva kokupapashwa kweefoto ezihlazisayo. babezenze ngesixhobo sabo esiphathwayo.
Ekuqaleni ityala lawela kwi-iCloud, apho uninzi lwezi foto zazigcinwe khona, kodwa ekugqibeleni i-Apple yabonisa ukuba ayinanto yakwenza nokhuseleko lwenkonzo yayo yokugcina ilifu.
Kungekudala emva kokuvuza, i-FBI yabamba uRyan Collins, indoda eneminyaka engama-36 ubudala yasePennsylvania. njengoxanduva lokuvuza kweefoto ze kwi 4chan. Uphando lwe-FBI lubonise ukuba iminyaka emibini uCollins wayeqhekeza i-50 iCloud kunye ne-72 akhawunti ye-Gmail. Ukwenza oku, wayehlala ebeka njengabasebenzi beGoogle okanye be-Apple, kuxhomekeke kwi-akhawunti efuna ukufikelela kuyo.
Nangona uCollins ehlawuliswe eLos Angeles, amaqela avumile ukudlulisela ityala eHarrisburg kwisithili sasePennsylvania apho uCollins ahlala khona ngoku. ukuze kube lula ukuvuma ityala kunye nesigwebo. UCollins ujongene nesigwebo esiphezulu seminyaka emihlanu kwintolongo yomdibaniso. Omabini amaqela avumelene ngesigwebo seenyanga ezilishumi elinesibhozo entolongweni, kodwa yijaji ekufuneka ivumelane ngobude besigwebo.
Kuyabonakala ukuba injongo kaCollins yayingekuko ukuthumela imifanekiso esidlangalaleni kwi-Intanethi kwaye uyaqinisekisa ukuba ukuza kuthi ga namhlanje akazi ukuba yayinokuvuza njani, ukongeza. I-FBI ayifumananga nabuphi na ubungqina ukubonisa ukuba uCollins uthumele iifoto kwi-intanethi. Ukuba ekugqibeleni baya kuzixhoma...