So as you probably heard, someone hacked into Scarlett Johansson's cellphone and leaked a couple nude photos. It's clearly her, seeing as how her face is in the photos and that she sicced the FBI on the culprit. I'm not going to link to the photos cause this is a family site despite all the anal-lingus talk, but a five second Google search will easily produce them.
When I heard about this, a lot of thoughts ran through my mind. (Not all of them filthy.) Here are my thoughts on the Scarlett Johansson leaked photo scandal, personal privacy, hackers, and her upcoming role in The Avengers. (What? Like there wasn't going to be something nerdy in there.)
10. Huh. So that's what Scarlett Johansson looks like naked. (Checks the next news item on EW...) What?? They're remaking Point Break??? That movie is perfect! Freakin' Hollywood.
9. Apparently the leaked photos are part of a series of hacks targeting more than 50 female celebrities. Jessica Alba, Mila Kunis (private photos sent by Justin Timberlake were leaked) , Vanessa Hudgens (who clearly has a gigabyte's worth of naked photos of herself) and Christina Aguilera are reportedly among those hacked. Why don't hackers ever target male celebrities? Way to be equal opportunity creepizoids, guys.
8. The Internet makes it too easy to see celebrities nude. In my day, we had to wait until Porky's or Blame it on Rio came on HBO or USA Up All Night.
7. Why do these hackers target celebrities? They always get caught. Celebrities have a lot of money to spend on stuff like fancy lawyers and long, drawn-out investigations. Your average person doesn't have that luxury when some douchebag gets a hold of their personal information.
6. Everybody already saw ScarJo's butt in Lost in Translation. What's the big deal? Man, that is a great movie. It's one of those movies that if I come across it on TV, I can kiss two hours goodbye. But seriously, it's not cool that her privacy was invaded.
5. This would've never happened if Scarlett Johansson had deleted the photos right after they were sent. Why did she keep them on her phone? Is ScarJo as attracted to herself as everyone else is? Delete the evidence, people.
4. Some people think that celebrities aren't entitled to privacy like the rest of us. Those people should also get hacked to see how they like their bits and pieces strewn around the Internet.
3. I can't wait until The Avengers comes out. Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow. Joss Whedon writing and directing. And it's coming out the same summer as The Dark Knight Rises! Let's hope the world doesn't end in a zombie apocalypse before next summer.
2. Part of the reason why there have been many so high-profile hacks of late is that people choose easily-guessed passwords. (Celebrities-- they choose weak passwords just like us!) All the hacker behind the infamous Sarah Palin e-mail leak did was guess her password based on publicly available information. While you might not be famous, there is still probably plenty of information about you available on the Web that hackers can use to guess your password. Therefore, you should never use your birthdate, pet's name, or any other personal identifier for your passwords. Use a combination of symbols, random letters, or a completely random phrase that no one will ever guess. Like "butter churn." Uh oh. I have to go change my passwords...
1. Wait...were these photos taken for Sean Penn? Eww...
When I heard about this, a lot of thoughts ran through my mind. (Not all of them filthy.) Here are my thoughts on the Scarlett Johansson leaked photo scandal, personal privacy, hackers, and her upcoming role in The Avengers. (What? Like there wasn't going to be something nerdy in there.)
10. Huh. So that's what Scarlett Johansson looks like naked. (Checks the next news item on EW...) What?? They're remaking Point Break??? That movie is perfect! Freakin' Hollywood.
9. Apparently the leaked photos are part of a series of hacks targeting more than 50 female celebrities. Jessica Alba, Mila Kunis (private photos sent by Justin Timberlake were leaked) , Vanessa Hudgens (who clearly has a gigabyte's worth of naked photos of herself) and Christina Aguilera are reportedly among those hacked. Why don't hackers ever target male celebrities? Way to be equal opportunity creepizoids, guys.
8. The Internet makes it too easy to see celebrities nude. In my day, we had to wait until Porky's or Blame it on Rio came on HBO or USA Up All Night.
7. Why do these hackers target celebrities? They always get caught. Celebrities have a lot of money to spend on stuff like fancy lawyers and long, drawn-out investigations. Your average person doesn't have that luxury when some douchebag gets a hold of their personal information.
6. Everybody already saw ScarJo's butt in Lost in Translation. What's the big deal? Man, that is a great movie. It's one of those movies that if I come across it on TV, I can kiss two hours goodbye. But seriously, it's not cool that her privacy was invaded.
5. This would've never happened if Scarlett Johansson had deleted the photos right after they were sent. Why did she keep them on her phone? Is ScarJo as attracted to herself as everyone else is? Delete the evidence, people.
4. Some people think that celebrities aren't entitled to privacy like the rest of us. Those people should also get hacked to see how they like their bits and pieces strewn around the Internet.
3. I can't wait until The Avengers comes out. Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow. Joss Whedon writing and directing. And it's coming out the same summer as The Dark Knight Rises! Let's hope the world doesn't end in a zombie apocalypse before next summer.
2. Part of the reason why there have been many so high-profile hacks of late is that people choose easily-guessed passwords. (Celebrities-- they choose weak passwords just like us!) All the hacker behind the infamous Sarah Palin e-mail leak did was guess her password based on publicly available information. While you might not be famous, there is still probably plenty of information about you available on the Web that hackers can use to guess your password. Therefore, you should never use your birthdate, pet's name, or any other personal identifier for your passwords. Use a combination of symbols, random letters, or a completely random phrase that no one will ever guess. Like "butter churn." Uh oh. I have to go change my passwords...
1. Wait...were these photos taken for Sean Penn? Eww...
Wish the hackers would have busted into Ryan Reynolds' phone!!
Sorry Nick, but regarding your advice about passwords, you're wrong about the "random letters," from a psychological standpoint as well as a mathematical standpoint.
Gladly, this has already been simply and humorously illustrated via one of my (and I should hope one of your) favorite web comics.
http://xkcd.com/936
What about mixing random letters with symbols and numbers? Also some caps, some lowercase? That's what I have heard works best.
Thank god no one hacked Sean Penn’s cell with his return pics! (She deleted those.)