{"id":17966,"date":"2026-07-26T16:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17966"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:19:45","slug":"angelina-jolie-and-robert-de-niro-among-huge-stars-to-have-private-details-leaked-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17966","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro among huge stars to have private details leaked online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/comp-1785061319.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29226668\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Hollywood stars have reportedly had their contact details exposed in a huge data breach (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/robert-de-niro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert De Niro<\/a> and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/angelina-jolie\/\">Angelina Jolie<\/a> are among stars to have their data leaked online, it has been claimed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Information including phone numbers and private email addresses were reportedly made publicly accessible online for a number of high-profile celebrities.<\/p>\n<p>A cyber security expert has now branded the leak the \u2018biggest he\u2019s ever seen\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah Fowler said the leak stemmed from <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a>\u2019s annual Tribeca Film Festival, which was founded by De Niro.<\/p>\n<p>The leak is reportedly down to human error from three exposed databases relating to the festival.<\/p>\n<p>It reportedly included information such as phone numbers and private email addresses which were made available online.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280100503-e1781118475883.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28727399\" alt=\"\" taxi=\"\" driver=\"\" screening=\"\" tribeca=\"\" festival=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>A cyber security expert has now branded the leak the \u2018biggest he\u2019s ever seen\u2019 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276964331-9ca1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28662552\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Sharon Stone was reportedly among celebrities to have data leaked (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/39871270\/angelina-jolie-private-details-celebrity-leaked-data-breach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sun<\/a>: \u2018There were many, many household names in the records who could have been targeted with \u00admalware. There were names, phone numbers and email addresses.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Other names who reportedly had information leaked include <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/martin-scorsese\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Martin Scorsese<\/a>, George Lucas, Neil Patrick Harris, Rami Malek, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/sharon-stone\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Sharon Stone<\/a>, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/michael-douglas\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Michael Douglas<\/a> and British filmmaker <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/danny-boyle\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Danny Boyle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Fowler told the publication: \u2018It\u2019s really unique because these \u00adindividuals are so guarded and they protect their personal privacy, their contacts, their phone numbers.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The security expert contacted the festival not long after discovering the breach and the database was removed from public access.<\/p>\n<p>He later received an email from a legal executive who said they were \u2018actively investigating this issue.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They responded pretty quickly, so it was obvious they knew what it was and that it shouldn\u2019t have been there,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_298369305-15db-e1779389973640.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28469035\" alt=\"Rami Malek\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Names, phone numbers and email addresses were reportedly leaked (Picture: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A source said told The Sun that the \u2018vast majority\u2019 of contact details were for managers and agents rather than celebrities themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Metro has contacted representatives for Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Sharon Stone, Rami Malek, Danny Boyle, Neil Patrick Harris, and Michael Douglas for comment.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/22\/brad-pitts-children-distancing-another-drops-name-29198459\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Why are Brad Pitt\u2019s children distancing themselves from him as another drops his name<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a 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