[2014-09-02] Hacker claims to have Jennifer Lawerence sex tape

[epere]

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/hacker-claims-to-have-jennifer-lawerence-sex-tape-640808.html

The person has stated they will post the videos in return for PayPal donations and they have already posted a PayPal email online which can be used to donate cash. They have also posted 'screenshots' of a screen featuring several the videos in an effort to prove the authenticity of their claims.

[screwUdriver]

I read that he was asking for bitcoin donations, but had only received $150~ worth of bitcoin donated to him, and people were taking his pictures and passing them off as their own along with their own donation addresses.

[cryptofan5]

I somehow don't understand what is a big deal? Of course the celebs are stupid enough to have their nude pics kept in icloud. But, if it was hacked, so what?

[Remember remember the 5th of November]

I somehow don't understand what is a big deal? Of course the celebs are stupid enough to have their nude pics kept in icloud. But, if it was hacked, so what?

It would probably tarnish the name of Bitcoin in the process, even though the hacker could have provided a paypal address for fiat, just because bitcoin was requested, the news titles would scream "Bitcoin hackers extort celebrities"

[marryXmas]

I somehow don't understand what is a big deal? Of course the celebs are stupid enough to have their nude pics kept in icloud. But, if it was hacked, so what?

It would probably tarnish the name of Bitcoin in the process, even though the hacker could have provided a paypal address for fiat, just because bitcoin was requested, the news titles would scream "Bitcoin hackers extort celebrities"

It is just one more nefarious thing that bitcoin can be used for. I think it is already well known that people have/will use bitcoin to receive money anon because bitcoin allows that to happen.

[Honeybooboo]

I'm sceptical the hacker will release any more pics or vids even if he has them. Apparently he was doxxed pretty easily and I'm sure the feds will be hot on his tail now.

I somehow don't understand what is a big deal? Of course the celebs are stupid enough to have their nude pics kept in icloud. But, if it was hacked, so what?

I don't think most of them were aware that they were stored there. I think they were just automatically stored there and hence why they never deleted them.

[Kluge]

This should probably be in Off Topic.

[Honeybooboo]

This should probably be in Off Topic.

The article does actually mention bitcoin several times. Maybe op should include that since the headline seems to just suggest Paypal:

"People wanted s*** for free. Sure, I got $120 with my bitcoin address, but when you consider how much time was put into acquiring this stuff (i'm not the hacker, just a collector), and the money (i paid a lot via bitcoin as well to get certain sets when this stuff was being privately traded Friday/Saturday) I really didn't get close to what I was hoping."

"Mainly because of the extra bitcoin spammers spamming their own address.. taking my original posts and passing them off as their own to try and get bitcoin.. but also because of the skeptics. I proved I had s***, but people wanted more and more for free. Well, f**k, you can't get everything for free sometimes," he added.

[Kluge]

This should probably be in Off Topic.

The article does actually mention bitcoin several times. Maybe op should include that since the headline seems to just suggest Paypal:

"People wanted s*** for free. Sure, I got $120 with my bitcoin address, but when you consider how much time was put into acquiring this stuff (i'm not the hacker, just a collector), and the money (i paid a lot via bitcoin as well to get certain sets when this stuff was being privately traded Friday/Saturday) I really didn't get close to what I was hoping."

"Mainly because of the extra bitcoin spammers spamming their own address.. taking my original posts and passing them off as their own to try and get bitcoin.. but also because of the skeptics. I proved I had s***, but people wanted more and more for free. Well, f**k, you can't get everything for free sometimes," he added.

It's fine it has bitcoin involved, but what's the relevance to Bitcoin? If article was about data-snatchers tending to take bitcoin and the implications, probably relevant, but I don't see how this particular story is any more relevant to Bitcoin than an article reporting someone stole a person's coffee and was trying to sell it for bitcoin. There are many articles in this subforum not really relevant to Bitcoin, but that seems to be by forum policy. *shrug*

[Kprawn]

You would be stupid to ask payment in bitcoin. 

Transactions are on the blockchain and movement of the coins can be traced, up to the point, where the mixers are being used. {Then the courts will be drawn into this, to try and "force" them to reveal the route to the final destination.}

They should not have "video taped" or "photographed" themselves in the first place, now they making a huge deal out of this. {Once it's out there, it's public domain}

The fact that BTC was used, is irelevant, because it's just another method to pay someone. {Only difference, it's faster} 

[aigeezer]

Publicity stunt, I assume. (But whose?)

[LiteCoinGuy]

these girls are so stupid to store that kind of pics on their phones AND upload it in the cloud (even when that happens automatically)

[Neg]

You would be stupid to ask payment in bitcoin. 

No you wouldnt. You'd be stupid to use any other form of payment. Nobody will know who the money belongs to and where it went if you're smart enough with it.

these girls are so stupid to store that kind of pics on their phones AND upload it in the cloud (even when that happens automatically)

If they wernt aware that they were auto backed up it really wasnt their fault.

[indiemax]

Publicity stunt, I assume. (But whose?)

well the film 'Sex tape' has just come out

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1956620/

coincidence 

[Ludi]

Publicity stunt, I assume. (But whose?)

well the film 'Sex tape' has just come out

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1956620/

coincidence 

Maybe if Jennifer Lawrence was actually in it. ANd I don't see how this could be a publicity stunt for anything. Just hackers doing what hacker do. Suppose bitcoin will get some free press from it but not exactly the type we want.

[aigeezer]

Publicity stunt, I assume. (But whose?)

well the film 'Sex tape' has just come out

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1956620/

coincidence 

Maybe if Jennifer Lawrence was actually in it. ANd I don't see how this could be a publicity stunt for anything. Just hackers doing what hacker do. Suppose bitcoin will get some free press from it but not exactly the type we want.

Why would a bunch of starlets keep nude pix on their phones and/or in the cloud? Surely the only reason to put them there is so they can be "discovered" and "revealed" at some appropriate time in some appropriate way.

I'm intrigued that a flaky nude-starlet-pix story has legs (sorry) in this era of widespread (sorry) free porn. It seems very old-fashioned - Hollywood manufactured scandal, circa 1945 - but hey, if people fall for wardrobe malfunctions in the 21st century then why not give it a try. I'm even more intrigued that some media voices keep trying to turn it into a BTC story.

In today's news.... Woot!

[Whitehouse]

Why would a bunch of starlets keep nude pix on their phones and/or in the cloud? Surely the only reason to put them there is so they can be "discovered" and "revealed" at some appropriate time in some appropriate way.

I'm intrigued that a flaky nude-starlet-pix story has legs (sorry) in this era of widespread (sorry) free porn. It seems very old-fashioned - Hollywood manufactured scandal, circa 1945 - but hey, if people fall for wardrobe malfunctions in the 21st century then why not give it a try. I'm even more intrigued that some media voices keep trying to turn it into a BTC story.

In today's news.... Woot!

Maybe because they didn't even know they were there. Mary Elizabeth Winstead seemed to be perplexed at how someone had gotten them seeing as she 'deleted' them a long time ago.

[MUFC]

I'm intrigued that a flaky nude-starlet-pix story has legs (sorry) in this era of widespread (sorry) free porn. It seems very old-fashioned - Hollywood manufactured scandal, circa 1945 - but hey, if people fall for wardrobe malfunctions in the 21st century then why not give it a try. I'm even more intrigued that some media voices keep trying to turn it into a BTC story.

In today's news.... Woot!

I'm not really buying that. I very much doubt this is a manufactured scandal as Hollywood doesn't really have anything to gain here. And I also think you misunderstand the public's desire for celebrity tittle tattle. Just look how thirsty people are for any hint of salacious celb gossip or even a petty nipple slip. This is the jackpot of that. Sad really.

[aigeezer]

Hollywood doesn't really have anything to gain here.

Au contraire. Millions of people are now abuzz over those otherwise-unknown starlets. That's worth money to whoever produces their stuff. I'd never seen or heard of any of them before this story broke and I can almost remember some of their names now. Not only that but I'm wasting my own time joining the buzz over something I don't care about in the slightest rather than paying attention to things I do care about. Nice marketing win for somebody!  We are all very manipulable, especially when we think we are not.   

[LiteCoinGuy]

You would be stupid to ask payment in bitcoin.  

No you wouldnt. You'd be stupid to use any other form of payment. Nobody will know who the money belongs to and where it went if you're smart enough with it.

these girls are so stupid to store that kind of pics on their phones AND upload it in the cloud (even when that happens automatically)

If they wernt aware that they were auto backed up it really wasnt their fault.

most of these women show their body all the time half naked and earn alot of money with it. i dont care about their feelings.