A massive data leak linked to the Tribeca Film Festival has exposed the private contact information of several A-list celebrities.. The breach, which includes phone numbers and private email addresses, reportedly affects stars such as Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro.
The 666,369-record leak: From Angelina Jolie to Martin Scorsese
High-profile figures including Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese were among those whose personal details were identified in the massive data exposure. According to reports from The Sun on Sunday, the breach involves a staggering 666,369 records associated with the annual Tribeca Film Festival.
The list of exposed individuals extends well beyond the most famous names, including filmmaker Danny Boyle, Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Douglas, Rami Malek, Sharon Stone, and George Lucas. This wide-reaching exposure places a significant number of industry leaders at risk of targeted digital attacks.
A 'contacts' folder and the human error behind the Tribeca breach
The security failure appears to have originated from a cloud-based system used to store marketing materials, such as press releases, dated between 2019 and 2026. While most of the data consisted of public-facing documents, the breach was significantly worsened by the presence of a specific backup file.
As reported by The Sun on Sunday, one of the exposed databases contained a folder explicitly titled 'contacts' which held sensitive personal information.. Cybersecurity expert Jeremiah Fowler, representing the US-based firm Black Hills Information Security, noted that the leak was likely the result of human error rather than a sophisticated hack.
The malware threat facing names like Sharon Stone and Rami Malek
The exposure of private contact details creates a direct pathway for sophisticated malware campaigns targeting high-net-worth individuals. Jeremiah Fowler described the discovery as the largest collection of celebrity data he has ever encountered, warning that the names and numbers involved are prime targets for malicious actors.
This incident highlights a growing vulnerability in how large-scale organizations manage cloud-based assets. When marketing databases are stored alongside sensitive contact folders,a single administrative mistake can transform a routine file upload into a global privacy crisis.
Who is responsible for the 86,859 exposed screenshots?
The leaked database also contained 86,859 images that appeared to be screenshots from a user's device, specifically related to one celebrity. It remains unclear how these images ended up in the festival's cloud storage or if they were part of the same human error that exposed the contact list.
While the source identifies the cause as human error, several critical questions remain unanswered. The Tribeca Film Festival has been contacted for a statement, but the organization has not yet clarified how long the data was accessible or if other festival attendees were compromised. Furthermore, the report does not specify if the 'contacts' folder was intentionally moved to the cloud or accidentally included in a backup sync.
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