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The photos in My Photo Stream are stored on Apple's iCloud servers. Apple stores photos you've taken in the last 30 days. This can be a useful way to sync photos between devices; if you take a. Correction appended. The leak of personal photos of more than 100 female celebrities, nude and otherwise, has tech observers questioning and debating potential vulnerabilities in Apple’s iCloud.

Updated September 03, 2014 16:20:29

Apple says a 'targeted attack' on some user accounts led to the release of nude celebrity photos, but it has found no breach of its cloud storage system.

Private, nude pictures of dozens of female celebrities, including Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and top model Kate Upton, were posted on the internet after online storage accounts were hacked.

The images were posted on image-sharing forum 4chan, although the authenticity of many could not be confirmed.

Apple said when it learned of the theft, 'we were outraged and immediately mobilised Apple's engineers to discover the source'.

'We have discovered that certain celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions,' it said.

'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.'

The FBI confirmed it was investigating the hacks.

'Flagrant violation of privacy'

The breach comes as Apple prepares to launch a new iPhone next week and, more importantly, as smartphones increasingly become the repository for far more sensitive healthcare, banking and other personal data.

The Apple statement suggested the celebrities had their accounts hacked by using easy-to-guess passwords or by giving up their personal data to cybercriminals posing as Apple, a technique known as phishing.

Lawrence's representative described the release of the photos as a 'flagrant violation of privacy' and said the authorities had been contacted.

Upton has also been targeted in what her lawyer has labelled as an 'outrageous violation' of privacy.

Among the scores of other celebrities whose pictures were allegedly stolen were singer Avril Lavigne, actress Hayden Panettiere and US soccer star Hope Solo.

Apart from any criminal charges that might be pursued under federal or state hacking laws, Lawrence and the other celebrities could bring civil lawsuits against the alleged hacker or hackers and those who shared the photos.

The collection of racy photos, which are rumoured to also include singer Ariana Grande and actor Kirsten Dunst, sent social media into a frenzy.

Celebrities took to Twitter to characterise the alleged hacking as less of a privacy invasion than an act of sexual aggression.

'They want to make it easy to use, so it is easy to hack'

Chris Morales, a security specialist with NSS Labs, said the hack appeared to be going on for some time, accessing multiple accounts, not just of celebrities but of their friends and associates.

'The pictures weren't just from celebrity accounts,' he said.

'They might have been from friends or ex-boyfriends or other people. Someone did a lot of digging.'

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Mr Morales said it was possible that the person or persons who leaked the pictures were not the hackers but obtained the photos later.

'The people who put it online were trying to trade photos for bitcoins,' he said.

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'It was claimed that this was a sampling of a bigger cache.'

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Mr Morales said Apple's security practices might be called into question, but it was following industry standards.

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'They want to make it easy to use, so it is easy to hack,' he said.

Apple and others offer customers so-called two-factor authentication, an extra layer of security that will allow users to reset a password through a code sent to an email or phone.

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First posted September 03, 2014 07:25:05

How to download photos and videos from iCloud.com

If you want to save copies of your photos and videos from iCloud.com to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, or your Mac or PC, follow these steps.

On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

  1. On iCloud.com, tap Photos.
  2. Tap Select, then tap a photo or video. To select multiple photos or videos, tap more than one. To select your entire library, tap Select All.
  3. Tap the more button .
  4. Choose Download, then tap Download to confirm.

If your photos have been downloaded as a ZIP archive, find out how to uncompress the folder on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

On your Mac or PC

  1. On iCloud.com, click Photos and select a photo or video. Hold the command key on your Mac or control key on your PC to select multiple photos or videos.
  2. Click and hold the download button in the top corner of the window. If you want to download your photo or video as it was originally captured or imported, choose Unmodified Original. For JPEG or H.264 format – including edits, and even if it was originally in HEIF or HEVC format – choose Most Compatible.*
  3. Click Download.

If your photos have been downloaded as a ZIP archive, find out how to uncompress the folder on your Mac or your PC.

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What happens when you delete photos or videos

Remember, when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos, it is also deleted from iCloud and any other devices where you're signed in with the same Apple ID – even if you turned on Download and Keep Originals or Download Originals to this Mac. If you choose to download your originals, this also impacts your device storage. Find out more about how to manage your device storage. You can also learn how to AirDrop your photos and videos to another device.

How to download photos and videos from the Photos app

If you want to download a full-size copy of your photos and videos from the Photos app to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 10.3 or later or iPadOS, or your Mac with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 or later, follow these steps.

On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

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  1. Go to Settings > [your name].
  2. Tap iCloud, then tap Photos.
  3. Select Download and Keep Originals.

On your Mac

  1. Open the Photos app.
  2. Choose Photos > Preferences.
  3. Select iCloud, then click Download Originals to this Mac.

On your PC

If you're using a PC, you can set up iCloud for Windows and download a copy of your photos and videos from iCloud Photos.

Learn what happens when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos.

How to download photos and videos from Shared Albums

You can download copies of photos and videos in Shared Albums to your own library. Find out more about how to use Shared Albums.

On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

  1. Open the Photos app, then go to the Albums tab.
  2. Scroll down to Shared Albums and select an album.
  3. Tap the photo or video, then tap .
  4. Choose Save Image or Save Video.

On your Mac

  1. Open Photos, then select a Shared Album from the left-hand menu.
  2. Select the photo or video.
  3. Control-click a photo, then choose Import.

On your PC

In iCloud for Windows 11.1:

  1. Choose Start menu > iCloud Shared Albums.
  2. Double-click the shared album that you want to download photos or videos from.
  3. Double-click a photo or video, then copy it to another folder on your computer.

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In iCloud for Windows 7.x:

  1. Open a Windows Explorer window.
  2. Click iCloud Photos in the Navigation pane.
  3. Double-click the Shared folder.
  4. Double-click the shared album that you want to download photos or videos from.
  5. Double-click a photo or video, then copy it to another folder on your computer.

To download the full album, open a File Explorer window or Windows Explorer window (Windows 7), open the Pictures folder, then open the iCloud Photos folder. Copy the Shared Album folder to another location on your computer.

If you need help downloading your photos or videos

  • Make sure your device is not on Low Power Mode. Low Power Mode will pause iCloud Photos temporarily. Find out more about Low Power Mode.
  • Depending on your internet connection and the number of photos you're downloading, it may take some time for your download to be completed.
  • Want to make a backup of your photos? Find out how to archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud.
  • See how to transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your Mac or PC.
  • Find out how to manage your iCloud storage.