Top of the Great Era

Chapter 3120 Playing

"The source?" Cook was most worried about being implicated in Apple's case. "What do you mean by that?"

Zhou Buqi said unhappily: "Now, what is circulated on the Internet are just some photos. However, the hackers have already said that they still have a lot of... a lot of those private videos. If these things are released, it will be an even more terrible earthquake!"

Cook said: "We need to contact the FBI."

"That's not enough."

"What do you want?"

"You have to act quickly!" Zhou Buqi seemed anxious. "Go to the technical department and the security department to check and see what private data those hackers have stolen."

Cook said: "It's already being done."

Zhou Buqi asked: "How is it? Is there a short video?"

"Well..." Cook was a little embarrassed about this, "This will take time."

Zhou Buqi said unhappily, "It's just checking the download records. How long does it take? You should ask them to improve their efficiency and get the results quickly! I should be prepared. Otherwise, with such a huge information gap, how can I fight against hackers?"

Cook was a little puzzled. "You want to fight against hackers? There's no need. Just contact the FBI. They should be able to find out quickly and catch the hackers."

"What if they go crazy and release all those obscene photos and videos before we catch them?" Zhou Buqi didn't give him a chance to argue, and acted quite strong. "I have to find a way to hold them back!"

"We must not let them release any more photos and videos!"

Cook is actually more worried.

Because all the photos released are from Apple's cloud. The more photos released, the more serious the impact of the incident will be, and the greater the damage to Apple's brand. It's just that he is not from Hollywood, so he can't control the situation.

Now that Zhou Buqi has stepped forward, of course he has to catch him.

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi vaguely heard something and asked in surprise: "Video? You knew there was a video? What's going on with you? Have you checked the download records?"

Cook quickly said: "No, this is just a guess."

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "I'm telling you, if you keep trying to cover up this, you'll end up shooting yourself in the foot! When that happens, Hollywood will be in a state of panic, and Apple will be criticized even more severely by the outside world!"

Cook said awkwardly: "Download records are user privacy, which is inconvenient..."

"Don't give me that!" Zhou Buqi snorted coldly, "Since it's data privacy, you can see it? Besides, I didn't ask you for those users' photos and videos, I just want numbers. I need to know how many photos and videos in the albums of Jennifer Lawrence and other female stars have been downloaded by hackers!"

"Okay, I'll let you know if I find out."

Cook feels the matter needs to be evaluated.

Once this kind of data is obtained by an outsider like Zhou Buqi, it is likely to lead to some uncontrollable risks. Because the number of photos released is far less than the number of stolen photos. Once this kind of data is known to the outside world, the consequences may be serious.

In such matters, he dared not trust a vixen like Zhou Buqi.

In fact it is.

Not long after Zhou Buqi made this call, he received another call from Hollywood. The other party was Robert Iger, CEO of Disney.

Compared to Zhou Buqi, Robert Iger is Apple's own person.

Iger is a good friend of Jobs.

After Jobs' death, he would take the vacant director position at Apple, so he recommended this position to Robert Iger during his lifetime, hoping that he could succeed him and play a supervisory role over creativity and products on the board of directors.

Not only that, Apple and Disney have also promoted cooperation in many areas.

For example, Apple has always wanted to develop music streaming, and its main supporter is Disney.

Robert Iger's tone was not anxious, but panicked. "Tell me the truth, how many photos have been leaked?"

"Um……"

Cook was still a little hesitant.

Robert Iger said angrily: "What is going on now? Hollywood is about to explode!"

Cook obviously trusted him much more than Zhou Buqi did. After hesitating for a while, he finally told the truth, "A lot." "How much?"

“Very, very much.”

"Tens of thousands?"

“That’s the number of one person.”

When Cook said this, Iger almost vomited blood on the spot.

But if you think about it, this is normal.

Why do you need a cloud photo album?

Because the local photo album is full and the storage space is insufficient, you need to upload the photos to the cloud.

You must have taken a lot of photos to have the need for a cloud photo album.

These female stars are good at socializing and attending various occasions. In addition, they are beautiful, fashionable and avant-garde. They want to record their youth and beauty, so naturally they take a lot of photos.

Cook said: "However, not all of the tens of thousands of photos are indecent. There are probably only a few hundred of those photos at most."

Robert Iger took a deep breath and said angrily, "Hundreds of nude photos per person, more than a hundred female artists involved, that's tens of thousands of nude photos! How could you...how could you allow this to happen? Those hackers even clamored on social media, saying that this was the result of their continuous work for several months. Months! Why didn't you find out after so long?"

Cook admitted: "There are indeed some problems with Apple Cloud's security mechanism, which have been modified as soon as possible."

"What's the point of changing it now?"

Robert Iger was mad.

  One person has hundreds of photos. The hacker has announced that the list of people involved is over 100. The actual situation may be even more! A gang has been doing this for several months. How much work must this be?

At first, he thought Apple might be able to get away with it.

  If you really understand the inside story, this is simply a crime!

Cook said in a deep voice: "This matter must be suppressed and cannot ferment any further. I have already contacted the FBI, and Hollywood must also organize itself to file a complaint and ask the FBI to intervene. This matter is not difficult to handle. This hacker group is very low-level and will probably be caught soon. As long as the people are caught, all the photos in their hands can be destroyed."

"That's easy for you to say!" Robert Iger was very angry and felt that Cook's management of Apple was really lacking in control. "Zhou Buqi is now targeting him!"

"Hmm?" Cook was slightly startled. "What do you mean?"

Robert Egger said: "Among the photos released today, the most famous one is the young actress Jennifer Lawrence. Why were her photos released? It was because of Zhou Buqi's intervention!"

"Ah?" Cook was shocked. "No way?"

Robert Iger said in a deep voice, "It's him. We must be careful! The hacker had clearly told Ziweixing Global that if they didn't compromise and pay a fee, they would release some heavyweight photos and cause trouble for their next movie. Jennifer Lawrence is the star of "The Hunger Games 3", which will be released worldwide in more than a month."

Cook suddenly felt a chill on his spine. "What does this mean? Zhou Buqi didn't react?"

"He responded. He said he would never compromise with hackers!"

"what?"

"We are all pretending to be tough, but we all have our own compromises. He really won't compromise and wants to fight this group of hackers head-on!"

Robert Egger said this without any guilt.

Because that's how Hollywood works.

  In the entertainment industry, they say one thing and do another. What's so strange about that?

On the surface, of course, everyone has to act strong, refuse to negotiate with hackers, and fight them to the end! In fact, we are all listed companies. Why make a big fuss about something that can be solved with a little money?

At least Disney has already contacted them privately and will pay a public relations fee to avoid affecting the release of Disney's next films.

  But I didn't expect that Zhou Buqi was an outsider, a young and inexperienced guy, and he was serious!

He really doesn't compromise!

Even though Jennifer Lawrence's nude photos have been all over the Internet, he has not wavered in the slightest, and even said that he would organize everyone, unite Hollywood, and fight against criminal groups together! How can this be an attitude of keeping things quiet?

It's clearly a fight to the death!

Cook was stunned.

Frightened.

I feel like I'm being played a trick by Zhou Buqi, and this time things might get really out of control.