Kim Kardashian West's naked photos leak online?

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West. Explicit images of Kim Kardashian West and Liam Payne allegedly leaked online earlier on September 20, 2014, three weeks after pictures of Jennifer Lawrence were published. PHOTO| FILE| NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Kim Kardashian West has become the latest celebrity to allegedly have naked photographs leaked online
  • However, it is not known whether the racy photographs of Kim are authentic or where they were allegedly stolen from, according to gossip website TMZ.com

Explicit images of Kim Kardashian West and Liam Payne allegedly leaked online earlier on Sunday, three weeks after pictures of Jennifer Lawrence were published.

Kim Kardashian West has become the latest celebrity to allegedly have naked photographs leaked online.

The 33-year-old reality TV star may have fallen victim to the recent hacking scandal after explicit images, believed to be of her, were reportedly uploaded on to photo-sharing website 4chan, Reddit and Twitter, just three weeks after pictures of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton were shared online.

However, it is not known whether the racy photographs of Kim are authentic or where they were allegedly stolen from, according to gossip website TMZ.com.

PAYNE'S NUDE PHOTO

Meanwhile, it is believed a nude image of Liam Payne, 21, was also published on Twitter this morning and allegedly shows someone with a resemblance to the singer sitting on a bed wearing nothing but a black hat, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper.

The One Direction hunk is yet to comment on the alleged naked photograph of himself and the snap is still circulating on the social networking site.

Meanwhile, more than 100 celebrities were affected by the scandal last month after an identified hacker stole explicit images and videos from Apple's iCloud service.

Apple said it was "outraged" by the attack and encouraged users to update their accounts with a "strong" password and enable two-step verification.

Other stars believed to have been targeted in the hacking scandal, include Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Hudgens, Lake Bell, Rihanna and Kirsten Dunst.