A major female celebrity's alleged affair with a prominent sports star has seemingly been exposed after thousands of intimate messages and pictures were leaked online. The woman, described as a high-profile personality and entrepreneur, is believed to be British.
Cyberstalking and Data Theft
A cyberstalker allegedly used spyware to infiltrate her email and social media accounts, stealing nearly 90,000 screenshots from her mobile phone. The pictures and messages reportedly leaked online after the cyberstalker stored them incorrectly, allowing anyone to access them.
American cybersecurity expert Jeremiah Fowler discovered the leak, which had been online for at least two weeks. The stolen data included invoices, receipts, selfies, and private chats from Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and TikTok.
Affair Details
Fowler protected the woman's identity, but the information claimed she had been having an affair with a well-known sportsman. He told The Sun on Sunday: 'They were both married. The type of data that was there would have been very damaging. It was clear there was an affair going on with a prominent public person.'
He added: 'This information of the affair never appeared in the media but, because the files were exposed for such a long period of time, it is highly possible that someone else accessed them and may release them at a later date or attempt to use them for some sort of extortion.'
Legal and Awareness Efforts
Fowler reported the leak to the police by email, and the victim was notified. In the UK, those caught using stalkerware illegally can be prosecuted under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
In a blog post on the ExpressVPN website, Fowler wrote: 'Although the case involves public figures such as celebrities and social media influencers, the underlying issue is not limited to high-profile targets. The same tools used in these incidents are commonly deployed in broader cybercrime, harassment, and stalking situations affecting everyday users.'
He concluded: 'My goal in publishing these findings is to raise awareness about the risks posed by stalkerware. By showing real examples of what this type of software can capture, readers can better understand the seriousness of the privacy violations, ways to identify and protect themselves against it, and the potential harm that it can cause.'
