The Hunter Biden iCloud leak supposedly occurred on July 8, 2022, when an anonymous 4chan user allegedly accessed and leaked around 450 gigabytes of data from Hunter Biden's iCloud account. The leak drew parallels to the Hunter Biden laptop controversy, due to the leak's ambiguous nature and its target. Users on the imageboard immediately began to investigate the leak, with some alleging that the data included images of Biden using drugs and having sex. The post additionally included a list of passwords used by Biden. Reactions Government response The Secret Service released a statement regarding the leak, affirming their awareness of the allegations. Social media corporations The #HunterBiden hashtag began trending on Twitter following the alleged leak; the site did not comment on restricting links to the initial 4chan post detailing the leak. A notice was provided for searches relating to the alleged leak on Google, which was met with some criticism by conservatives, who claimed that Google was censoring search results for the leak.
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