Earlier today, Taylor Swift’s Twitter account was compromised by hackers claiming to be associated with Lizard Squad – the same group who famously hacked into the networks of major gaming systems over the holiday season. The hackers immediately began tweeting to Swift’s 70 million followers, encouraging them to follow various accounts associated with Lizard Squad. It seemed fairly harmless at first – as harmless as a forceful invasion of one’s privacy can be, anyway – but then the hackers began threatening to release nude photos of Taylor. Obviously, the incident brings to mind the widespread theft that occurred back in August when nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence and dozens of other female stars were released online. Taylor took to her Tumblr page today to acknowledge the hacking and admit that she is, indeed, frightened: “Well, now I’m awake,” Taylor wrote. “My Twitter got hacked but don’t worry, Twitter is deleting the hacker tweets and locking my account until they can figure out how this happened and get me a new password. Never a dull moment.” She later updated that her Instagram has now been hacked too, adding, “This is going to be a long day #THIS IS WHY I’M, SCARED OF TECHNOLOGY #WHO’S PARANOID NOW?” Between the theft of nude photos from Kate Upton and so many others over the summer and the recent Sony hacking scandal , online security has been in the news more than ever lately, and it seems that Taylor is the latest victim of cyber-criminals who are more interested in proving a point than making money. It looks as though Taylor’s accounts have been secured, and the hacks are currently being investigated, but a scary moment for the singer and her fans, nonetheless. We’ll have more information on this story as it becomes available. 19 Essential Taylor Swift GIFs 1. Taylor Swift Twerking Taylor Swift Twerking and grinding against Taylor Swift in an amazing GIF mashup of Taylor Swift photos.
Kenya Moore Denies Asking Lupita Nyong’o For Picture At Golden Globes But…. Via Inquisitr reports Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore is struggling to clear the air after an attempt to shade actress Lupita Nyong’o went horribly wrong. As recently reported by the Inquisitr, Kenya Moore was reportedly not happy when the Academy Award-winning starlet refused to take pictures. Kenya even took to her Twitter account to call Lupita out for her alleged behavior. Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore is struggling to clear the air after an attempt to shade actress Lupita Nyong’o went horribly wrong. As recently reported by the Inquisitr, Kenya Moore was reportedly not happy when the Academy Award-winning starlet refused to take pictures. Kenya even took to her Twitter account to call Lupita out for her alleged behavior. When one of Moore’s followers asked her if she was shading Nyong’o, she had this to say about the encounter. In retrospect, there is nothing in those tweets that directly imply that it was Kenya Moore herself with whom Lupita Nyong’o refused to be photographed. Those initial tweets by Moore certainly seemed to imply to the public that she was personally snubbed. However, it is now painfully clear that if Kenya Moore was hoping to benefit from this alleged diss, her plan backfired to an embarrassing degree. Much of the backlash over this incident has hit Kenya herself. The consensus seemed to be that the actress had every right to not be photographed with Kenya. There were even those who cheered Lupita for refusing to have her picture taken with the offended reality tv starlet. Kenya seems to have realized that she is looking none too good because now her story has changed. Or rather, Moore is working to clarify why she was upset with Nyong’o. Unfortunately for Kenya Moore, this may be a “too little, too late” situation. Although reports of the social media comment are circulating, it seems to have done little to alleviate the backlash. Some are wondering why Kenya Moore waited until after all of the negative commentaries to attempt to make the public understand what actually happened with Lupita Nyong’o. First this: But now this: Wait… WHAT!?!? Twitter
ISIS Hacks Governmental Social Media A group claiming to be affiliated with ISIS hacked US Central Command’s Twitter account and YouTube channel — posting pro-ISIS messages and what they claimed were classified Government documents. Via Business Insider : A group describing itself as the “CyberCaliphate” gained control of the official Twitter and YouTube pages of US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday and began posting messages supportive of the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS). “We can confirm that the CENTCOM Twitter and YouTube accounts were compromised earlier today,” CENTCOM said in a statement after it regained control of the accounts. “We are taking appropriate measures to address the matter. We have no further information to provide at this time.” The hack occurred at the same time US President Barack Obama was giving a speech on cybersecurity at the offices of the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. On Twitter, the group posted a message that declared “Pentagon networks hacked”; it indicated it broke into military “networks and personal devices.” In the message, the CyberCaliphate identified itself as being “under the auspices of ISIS.” It included links to what it described as leaked military files. It then began posting screenshots it described as “China scenarios.” A few hours after their initial comment, CENTCOM released another statement wherein they indicated confidential files were not leaked. “Our initial assessment is that no classified information was posted. When we have more, we’ll be sure to let folks know,” the statement said. The New York Times previously noted that “many of the documents posted by the hackers appear to be public records.” Hmmm. First “The Interview” fiasco, now this…looks like hacking is the new terrorism.
Nicki Minaj Sends The Barbz After Safaree Nicki Minaj and Safaree’s breakup has been quite the story for the last couple of months. Today she took to Twitter to respond to Lil Duval about her relationship and it’s allllll shade. Take a look and some pics of the couple in better times.
This pregnancy announcement from a Minnesota couple, posted on Christmas Eve, has gone viral and has since been viewed more than 2.2 million times. Once you see it, you’ll see why … is it dusty in here?! Photo Booth Pregnancy Announcement These lovebirds love photo booths, you see. A ton. It’s a tradition that goes back to their first date, and they’ve kept it up ever since. But this time was unforgettable, as he completely caught off guard. By his wife’s surprise … the biggest one ever! During an evening at Pizzeria Lola, the couple went into the pizza shop’s photobooth , where Jessica Devins brought in a secret prop for the reveal. As the married couple gets ready to pose for the first shot in the booth sequence, Jessica raises a small baby hat into the frame with the word, “Baby.” As soon as her husband sees the photo appear on the screen, he looks down at the hat in disbelief, and is overcome with emotion. It’s truly wonderful. Devins also had the presence of mind to record the entire sequence on her camera phone and share it with the public, which can’t get enough of it. “To see how many people like our video is just heart warming!!” Jessica writes. “We posted it hoping that it would inspire someone else someday.” Congratulations to the expectant couple!! 15 Awesome Pregnancy Announcements 1. We’re Pregnant! This guy seems a little more excited about his impending baby than his wife does. We wonder why.
Many people have wondered how Azealia Banks passed her time in the two years that she didn’t release any new music, and now we know: She stocked her reserves full of trash-talk about every single rapper who’s more famous than she is! (Read: all of them.) So now that she’s attempting to become relevant again, Ms. Bank$ is letting it all out in the form of seething, often racially-charged Twitter tirades. Remember when rappers had to write songs in order to express their contempt for one another? Those were the days. Anyway, whether she’s calling T.I.’s wife ugly or referring to Iggy Azalea as ” Satan in the form of mayonnaise ,” Banks is hip hop’s foremost hater these days, so we suppose it was only a matter of time before she directed her fury toward the genre’s current king: Kendrick Lamar appears on the cover of the new issue of Billboard magazine, and it seems Azealia didn’t like his comments about his own experiences as a black man in America. As you may have guessed, she didn’t keep her feelings to herself: “HOW DARE YOU open your face to a white publication and tell them we don’t respect ourselves,” Banks wrote in a tweet directed at Lamar. “Speak for your f–king self…Dumbest sh-t I’ve ever heard a black man say.” It’s been suggested that Banks’ comments have more to do with Lamar’s defense of her rival Iggy Azalea (“She’s doing her thing. Let her.”) than with his views on race relations, but in any event, it looks as though Kendrick won’t deign to reply. Probably a good idea. Banks continues to pick fights with Eminem , T.I., and other more famous artists in hopes that someone will stoop to her level and help her rise above her current Twitter Troll Queen status. Thus far, no one has taken the bait. 18 Celebrity Feuds We Never Saw Coming 1. Katy Perry vs. Taylor Swift Taylor Swift wrote a song titled “Bad Blood” about an enemy in the music business. We’re pretty sure the subject was Katy Perry.
50 Cent Laughs Off Taraji P. Henson’s Response To His Criticism Of Empire G-Unti rapper and businessman 50 Cent caused a slight internet stir earlier this week when hetook to Instagram to air out his frustration over the similarities between his drama series “Power” and that of the new Fox drama series “Empire.” Once “Empire” leading lady Taraji P. Henson caught wind of 50’s criticism, she took to her Twitter page with a response that included the phrase “I worry about dollars, not cents.” In light of Taraji’s clap back, 50 posted this IG video and caption earlier today, making it clear that he has no hard feelings towards his fellow Hollyweirder despite the shade from the previous day. Welp. All is well that ends well, riiiiggght? Instagram
Nene says she’s no fake friend ! Nene Leakes Says She’s Not A Fake Friend After Kenya Moore Disses Her Yesterday, we reported RHOA star Kenya Moore called costar Nene Leakes a ‘fake azz clown’ for dissing her and Claudia Jordan after making amends with her during the show. Kenya took to her Twitter account to blast Nene: Nene claims she’s no fake friend and clapped back at Kenya after the tweets were fired off! Via Bravo TV reports: I am in such a great place in my life right now! Just thinking about it makes me want to shout! I am so tickled over these girls’ constant chatter about me weekly. The one thing you will always get from NeNe is that I’m true to who I am. I was rolling on the floor kicking my Cinderella heels up dying laughing over these girls being pressed that I don’t just run up and hug them! I’m not a fake friend; I don’t talk behind your back then run up and hug you when I see you out. Yes, we talked and said we would be cool, but let’s not confuse that with friendship! Life is about choices, and I choose NeNe! P.S. There are a lot of things I don’t have, but the two things I do have is good skin and pretty feet! #girlbye #genetics #wearenotfriendsEVER What do you think of Nene’s comments?
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