The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it is "addressing" allegations of alleged hacking after multiple naked and other racy photos of several female stars—including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Krysten Ritter, Teresa Palmer, Becca Tobin and soccer star Hope Solo, to name a few—were posted online in what marks one the biggest celebrity privacy breaches in history.
A rep for Apple, which operates the online file storage service iCloud, also said the company is investigating the matter.
"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 recently 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. We are continuing to work with law enforcement to help identify the criminals involved."
—Reporting by James Chairman
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