Jennifer Lawrence expressed feeling violated and overwhelmed by the worldwide attention she received after private nude photos of herself were leaked. She described the experience as feeling like she was being attacked by the entire world.
Jennifer Lawrence’s leaked nudes scandal was a significant blow to her privacy and dignity, revealing the downside of living in a world where anyone can have quick access to celebrities.
‘The Fappening’ scandal in 2014 involved hackers infiltrating iCloud accounts of about 100 people, including high-profile celebrities, and publicly releasing private photos of the victims, including Jennifer Lawrence.
The scandal caused considerable distress to Jennifer Lawrence and the other victims, as their most intimate moments were exposed to the world, leading to debates about privacy and online security. 
Amongst the likes of Kim Kardashian, Kate Upton and Cara Delevingne was Lawrence, who has since claimed that the scandal is going to ‘traumatise her for the rest of her life’.
Her nude photos – which were meant for then-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult – were leaked and dispersed all over the net.
She told the Hollywood Reporter:
“When the hacking thing happened, it was so unbelievably violating that you can’t even put it into words.”
“I feel like I got gang-banged by the f***ing planet. There was not one person in the world that is not capable of seeing these intimate photos of me.”
“You can just be at a barbecue and somebody can just pull them up on their phone. That was a really impossible thing to process.”
“I think, like, a year and a half ago, somebody said something to me about how I was ‘a good role model for girls,’ and I had to go into the bathroom and sob because I felt like an imposter.”
“A lot of women were affected, and a lot of them reached out to me about suing and none of that was gonna really bring me peace, none of that was gonna bring my nude body back to me and Nic, the person that they were intended for,” she said while speaking on an episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast. “You don’t get anything back, so I wasn’t interested in suing everyone. I was just interested in therapy.”
A 2016 nude photo scandal led to the arrest and conviction of Ryan Collins, a 36-year-old hacker from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Collins was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for his involvement in a security breach that affected a number of celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence.
Ryan Collins has admitted to running a phishing scam for two years and obtaining login credentials from over 100 people, including high-profile celebrities.
Mr. Collins’ admission of guilt reveals that hackers have easy access to sensitive information. Jennifer Lawrence says she never had an inappropriate experience with producer Harvey Weinstein, who she worked with on Silver Linings Playbook. 
Weinstein has been accused of sexually harassing and abusing more than 100 women.
Edward Majerczyk used a phishing scam to obtain victims’ login credentials and steal backed up photos and videos.
However, no evidence was found linking Majerczyk to the actual material leak, and his lawyer said the stolen material was for the hackers’ personal use.
In addition to Jennifer Lawrence, several other celebrities were also victims of the 2014 photo hacking scandal, including Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union, and Kate Upton. The incident highlights the prevalent nature of cybercrime and the need for enhanced measures to protect individuals’ personal information online.