A new hacking incident against famous actresses has been revealed. Cybersecurity experts report that singer and actress Demi Lovato has become the victim of a threat actor, an incident that led to the mass posting of some intimate photos.

Hackers exposed online some screenshots of the

actress’ Instagram and Snapchat accounts; although his face is not visible in

all the leaked images, her tattoos leave no doubt that these are real images. Lovato

had just gone through a difficult stage in life, after suffering an overdose of

an artificial drug, which left her on the verge of death and made her spend a

season at a rehab clinic.

According to cybersecurity experts, another

recent victim of cybercriminals is Nicole Scherzinger, whose Instagram

account was compromised by an unidentified user, who posted the image of a naked

woman on the profile of the actress and singer. The post caught the attention

of Scherzinger’s followers, getting nearly 600 likes in less than 10 minutes.

The post was deleted soon after.

The identity of those responsible for these

attacks, as well as their motives, is still unknown. Cybersecurity experts

mention that extortion is a likely motivation, although they do not rule out

the possibility that attackers would act just for fun.

The expose of intimate photographs and videos

of many celebrities has also favored the growth of other practices, such as

deepfake, which involves the automatic generation of images of sexual content using

advanced artificial intelligence tools.

Another unfortunate case that occurred recently

is that of actress Bella

Thorne, whose intimate photos were stolen by a hacker, who tried to

extort the actress. Thorne decided to publish the photographs the offender

stole herself, claiming she would not give in to her threats.

Victims should never be found guilty of such

incidents; however, it is important to highlight some safety tips to prevent

such crimes from happening. According to experts from the International Institute

of Cyber Security (IICS) implementing multi-factor authentication on any online

platform greatly reduces the risk of stealing any image stored in our accounts.