According to a new report, celebrities that include A-list actors, idols and other famous individuals are susceptible to blackmail by malicious hackers. The danger to the widely known men and women stems from a vulnerability found in Samsung‘s flagship Galaxy series of smartphones.
Reportedly, hackers can gain access to any celebrities’ handset, which gives them access to private messages. images, videos and much more. Once they acquire sensitive data regarding those popular groups, the data can be held for ransom. In other words, hackers that intend to do harm can access personal data from celebrities and demand money in return.
Not complying with the illegal hackers could mean that the criminals upload their data for the public to see. This would be extremely harmful to a famous individual’s career and livelihood. South Korea is a country filled with many idols, K-Pop stars, actors and others, so a big scandalous leak could mean the downfall for many such people.
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As per reporting South Korean journalists, the hackers that have targetted celebrities all have one thing on common that pointed at the method through which data was leaked. It is that they were all in possession of a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Unfortunately, no official confirmation from the brand has been made regarding the solidity of these reports.
Notably, many are drawing the comparison to the dilemma faced by Hollywood celebrities which faced a similar hacking issue but with Apple iPhones. Thus, many are also drawing conclusions regarding the integrity of many popular cloud storage systems like iCloud, rather than the smartphones themselves.
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