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Last month’s highly publicized celebrity iCloud hacking got quite a bit of press, but Apple itself came out of the affair relatively unscathed (at least legally), blaming user error and weak password for the leaks, as well as the victims’ choosing not to implement iCloud’s 2-step log-in method (you know, the one no one uses).

Joy Corrigan is an avid and accomplished iPhone-selfie taker

Well, one victim, model Joy Corrigan, has decided that Apple should be held accountable for the leak, and has filed a class-action suit against the company over the series of nude photos she claims were illegally obtained from her iPhone during two separate iCloud hackings.

No, those pictures are not the leaked ones, they’re just a couple implied-nude snaps from her Instagram (which I recommend you follow), but you can certainly understand why hackers might be interested in obtaining more.

We reached out to Miss Corrigan who put us in touch with her legal representative who detailed the attack:

“Joy first realized her phone had been subjected to some sort of hacking back in July when her phone went blank, she was locked out of her accounts, and friends were reporting mysterious messages from her phone number that Joy wasn’t sending. She immediately alerted Apple to this problem. They did little to resolve the issue at that time.

She found out she was a part of this celebrity photo hacking scandal at the same time and in the same manner as the other celebrities who have had nude photos released. (Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, etc). Joy was publicly identified as a targeted celebrity at that time.”

Being the thorough journalists we are, we were able to verify Miss Corrigan’s nude photos appeared in the same Reddit threads and on 4Chan as the other celebs targeted in the attack.

When asked whether Corrigan’s hacking could be an inside job, perhaps someone who knew her personally and could have therefore answered her iCloud verification questions, Miss Corrigan’s representative remained adamant.

“There is no possibility Joy’s hacking was done by someone who knows her. We are unable to comment on the status of any current conversations with Apple at this time.”

It will be interesting to see how Apple responds to this case, and whether any other celebrities targeted in the attack decide to follow suit.