The Emma Watson Nude Photo Leak Threat Was A Viral Hoax
BuzzFeed - Latest 2014-09-24
Summary:
Into the shady world of the black online economy we go…
On Monday, rumours began to circulate around the internet that photos stolen from the actress Emma Watson would be posted online.
Media outlets including the Guardian, the Telegraph, and the BBC connected the story to 4Chan hackers.
Andres Stapff / Reuters
As BuzzFeed News reported, the source for the rumours "seemed to be Twitter user @IgnacioGordo, who tweeted a link to a countdown site, emmayouarenext.com".
The site featured a countdown and a picture of Watson's face.
The actress's representatives refused to comment, but doubt was immediately cast on the claims, as Watson had never been never on the original "master list" of celebrities rumoured to have been hacked.