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Diletta Leotta Recounts 2016 Photo Hack, Turning Trauma Into Online‑Safety Advocacy

In a new Vanity Fair interview, she stresses that the victim is never to blame.

Overview

  • Leotta says intimate photos were stolen from her cloud in 2016 and posted online alongside her phone number, triggering harassment.
  • She reported the crime to Italy’s cyber police and returned to broadcast a few days later in an early step toward recovery.
  • She recounts that investigators identified people who shared the material but never found the original hacker, and the case later closed.
  • She describes a time with limited language and legal tools for non‑consensual image distribution, which compounded the harm.
  • She now serves as a Meta Ambassador for online safety and urges victims to report abuses and seek support without shame.