How a (Weirdly Chill) Celebrity Thinks About Personal Cybersecurity
Once that happened, I really had to start paying more attention, because I would think nothing like that could ever happen to me, but it could happen to anybody.”O'Neal, of course, is not just anybody. Still, the four-time NBA champion and media personality says that he doesn't have particularly sensitive data on his devices and tries to live a normal life as much as possible. When WIRED asked, though, whether he worries that he needs to take extra precautions to protect himself and loved ones as a result of his high profile, O'Neal said, “Yes, I think about it all the time, but I don't let it consume me, because if you let it consume you you can go crazy.
- ▪Once that happened, I really had to start paying more attention, because I would think nothing like that could ever happen to me, but it could happen to anybody.”O'Neal, of course, is not just anybody.
- ▪Still, the four-time NBA champion and media personality says that he doesn't have particularly sensitive data on his devices and tries to live a normal life as much as possible.
- ▪When WIRED asked, though, whether he worries that he needs to take extra precautions to protect himself and loved ones as a result of his high profile, O'Neal said, “Yes, I think about it all the time, but I don't let it consume me, because
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Lily Hay NewmanSecurityOct 7, 2026 5:31 PMHow a (Weirdly Chill) Celebrity Thinks About Personal CybersecurityAt a recent event for security firm NordVPN, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he got hacked—and warned the public about the need to “have control of their own information.”Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyAt a promotional event in Times Square on Wednesday for the security company NordVPN, brand ambassador Shaquille O’Neal said he is eager to raise awareness among regular people about the importance of digital security and personal privacy.“I have a video of me beating up Charles Barkley, and I wouldn't want the world to see that. That was a joke,” O'Neal says.
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