So how did Hackers get pictures from 101 Celebs?

[MineralMan]

4. Speculation and Government Agency Blaming

is common on DU and unwarranted, I think. There have been several people who are trying to blame the NSA for these leaks of private photos, but I'm not seeing the logical process used to think that.

Since Apple just fixed an issue that would have enabled hackers to access iPhone data stored in the cloud, it seems pretty clear that someone exploited that flaw in this case.

What drives hackers to attempt to access celebrity photos like these? Money. Naked photos of celebrities who are not known for appearing nude have monetary value. Another motive is perverse curiosity. All anyone has to do is to go to 4Chan to see the group of weird adolescent or just weird people who do this stuff as recreation.

Occam's Razor applies. The simplest explanation is that some people want to see women who are celebrities naked. Some people will pay for that, so others will work to provide such images for money. If they can't find the actual images, they'll fake them. There are tons of fake images of celebrities in the nude or engaged in sexual acts that are nothing more than Photoshop work.

Don't like the NSA? That's understandable, but it's doubtful that anyone there is responsible for the current brouhaha. There are much simpler explanations.