Celebrities are now taking up matters of leaked nude photos seriously, and have told Google that it will file a lawsuit against the Internet giant for failing to stop the photos from being posted online, LA Times reported.

In response, Google has put down those said photos and in a statement stated Google failed "to act expeditiously, and responsibly to remove the images" and "was perpetuating the despicable conduct of these habitual pervert predators".

The victims of alleged 'hacking' includes Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton.

Attorney Martin Singer, a lawyer representing celebrities threatened to sue Google for $100 Million over the nude photos published online and said in a letter quoted in the report that "Google failed to act quickly and effectively when asked to remove the personal pictures from sites it owns."

Singer's letter said that his law firm is representing "over a dozen female celebrities, actresses, models and athletes."

 "Because the victims are celebrities with valuable publicity rights, you do nothing - - nothing but collect millions of dollars in advertising revenue from your co-conspirator advertising partners as you seek to capitalize on this scandal rather than quash it," the letter said. "Like the NFL, which turned a blind eye while its players assaulted and victimized women and children, Google has turned a blind eye while its sites repeatedly exploit and victimize these women," Singer's letter stated.

 The photos were allegedly stolen from celebrities' iPhones and Apple's answer to photo thefts, a beefed-up security measure to strengthen online protection against hackers, following the reported stealing of private photos.

Hackers have successfully stolen celebrities' photos by getting around into guessing security questions to re-set the users password.

Apple has said that the new security measures would notify users that their passwords are being re-set and that gaining access to the phone would have to go through "two-factor authentication."

New security measures to be put in place to protect Apple Inc. customers from identity theft, is an email and push notifications to allow owners to restore accounts and creating new passwords.