The origins of the leak are a tech cautionary tale. In 2005 and 2006, Chen sent his personal laptop to a computer repair shop in Hong Kong. The shop technician, a man later identified as Sze Ho Chun, discovered a treasure trove of password-protected files. While performing the repair, Sze allegedly copied the contents of the hard drive.
faced public mockery, with tabloids obsessing over how her then-husband Nicholas Tse would react. They divorced years later, and while the marriage had other problems, the scandal was a permanent scar. edison chen scandal photo
The Hong Kong police response was immediate and controversial. The origins of the leak are a tech cautionary tale
: Over 1,300 intimate photographs of Chen and several high-profile female celebrities (including Cecilia Cheung and Gillian Chung) were stolen from his laptop during a repair and leaked online. The Fallout While performing the repair, Sze allegedly copied the