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Australian stars including Teresa Palmer, Emily Browning and Yvonne Strahovskia are among the celebrities that have been dragged into one of the biggest celebrity hacking scandals of all time.
Over 100 celebrities in total have reportedly had images from their phone leaked and exposed online after their iCloud accounts were attacked in a major security and privacy breach.
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The images were posted on a thread on social media site 4chan and some celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton have come forward via representatives to confirm that their privacy has been breached and that they will pursue justice in the courts.
Australian actress and new mother, Teresa Palmer, 28, is believed to have had over 30 compromising photos exposed – including images with her former flame, Hollywood actor Scott Speedman.
Teresa is now married to fellow actor Mark Webber, who she wed late last year, before giving birth to their first child, Bodhi Rain Palmer in February this year. Previously though Teresa dated Scott, 39, for a year in 2012.
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The pictures include full body nude images of Teresa naked in the shower, images of her lounging topless by a pool and other topless images with Scott in the shot.
Fellow Australian actress Yvonne Strahovski from the TV series Chuck and Dexter was also affected with a topless photo of her in loosely buttoned shorts with her breasts exposed amongst the leaked pictures.
Aussie actress Emily Browning, 25, who starred in Sucker Punch and Sleeping Beauty was also amongst the stars who were named on the “Master list” posted online of celebrities whose photos are reportedly in possession of the hackers.
Pictured” The reported “Master List” that shows the names of all celebrities affected
Gabi Grecko, 25, the controversial fiancée to Australian medical entrepreneur Geoffrey Edelsten, 71, was also amongst the celebrities to be exposed, leaving her feeling “violated”. Gabi recently willingly appeared topless video , but she and fiancé Geoffrey said that it’s a different story when the info is hacked.
“It’s disgusting. All private correspondence and images should remain private. It’s disgraceful that personal information can be stolen and dispersed to others,” Geoffrey said in a statement to Sydney Confidential.
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A representative for Jennifer Lawrence who had over 60 private images exposed told TMZ: “This is a flagrant violation of privacy. The authorities have been contacted and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer Lawrence.”
A lawyer for swimwear model Kate Upton has also responded, telling E! News: “This is obviously an outrageous violation of our client Kate Upton’s privacy. We intend to pursue anyone disseminating or duplicating these illegally obtained images to the fullest extent possible.”
