First off, the term "fappening" is a mashup of the words "fap," which is internet slang for masturbation, and "happening," so already this was going to be disgusting no matter what it entailed. But like we previously mentioned, it entailed users of websites like 4chan and reddit sharing naked images that were stolen from the iCloud accounts of actresses like Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Emily Ratajkowski, Aubrey Plaza, and many many more.
According to Know Your Meme, the first photo dump was on August 31, 2014, when a list of over 100 names was published on a 4chan board called /b/, which for years has served as an anonymous breeding ground for the worst of web content, including "rape porn, self-harm pics, and creepy drawings of scantily clad children that aren't allowed in other forums," according to The Washington Post. The photos quickly spread to other forums and photo-sharing sites, like Reddit, and imgur, but the public outcry was also swift. Eventually the photos could only be found on torrent sites and darknet sources with untraceable origins. But that didn't stop hackers from leaking photos again and again.
In September and October of 2014, three more collections of stolen photos were released, but to less fanfare than the first time. And after a quick arrest of one hacker (more on that in a minute) and subsequent threats of legal action by some of the celebrity victims, there was a significant cooling period until the latest round. Then, in March of 2017, photos of Amanda Seyfried, Justin Long, and Emma Watson were released. Watson quickly condemned the leaks and Seyfried threatened to sue sites sharing the photos, according to The Daily Mail. So, while the tolerance for this garbage has certainly waned, unfortunately it's still happening.
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