The hacker is believed to have retrieved the photos through the email of Adele’s boyfriend, Simon Konecki, which Erlin says is a security risk in and of itself. “When you share data with others, whether via an app or email, you’re implicitly putting trust in their security. Even if you’ve chosen a strong password and kept it secret, that other person may not have been so diligent.”
It’s likely that this isn’t the last that we’ll be hearing about this issue, as Adele is notoriously private, particularly when it comes to her son. In 2014, she brought a lawsuit against a photo agency for its collection of Angelo’s “milestone moments.”
