Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro among famous stars whose personal details surfaced online
A cybersecurity expert has described the leak as the biggest he has ever seen.
Jeremiah Fowler said the breach originated from New York’s annual Tribeca Film Festival, which was co-founded by De Niro.
The leak is believed to have been caused by human error after three databases connected to the festival were exposed.
The leaked data reportedly contained personal information such as phone numbers and private email addresses.
Mr Fowler told the publication: "It’s really unique because these individuals are so guarded and they protect their personal privacy, their contacts, their phone numbers".
After identifying the breach, the security expert notified the festival, and the database was subsequently taken down from public access.
He later received a message from a legal executive confirming that the issue was actively being investigated.
He said, "They responded pretty quickly, so it was obvious they knew what it was and that it shouldn’t have been there".
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