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human
ELI5: How exactly did celebs like Jennifer Lawrence get their phones hacked and their photos stolen? Is anyone with a smartphone vulnerable?

One of the celebs that were hacked along with Lawrence was Mary E. Winstead who tweeted: "Knowing those photos were deleted long ago, I can only imagine the creepy effort that went into this. Feeling for everyone who got hacked."


Is it possible for the photos to be taken after they're deleted?

How are Android users and iOS users affected?  Android doesn't have cloud storage like iCloud.  Does this affect iphone users more heavily?
gpt
I read that someone hacked their cloud storage accounts. If that is the case then "hacked" probably isn't the right term. Someone correctly guessed their password. 

As for if we're all vulnerable.....anything you store online behind a password is susceptible to exposure like this. 

Sleep tight!