Kyle Svara guilty plea in Snapchat hacking case
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Kyle Svara pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to hacking nearly 600 Snapchat accounts, turning the case into a federal cybercrime prosecution with broad victim impact. Investigators said he used phishing and social engineering to impersonate Snap representatives, harvest access codes from roughly 570 victims, and steal private photos from at least 59 accounts. The plea extends a case tied to sextortion and paid hacking services, and Svara is scheduled for sentencing on May 18.
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According to court documents, Svara used social engineering tactics to obtain victims' emails, phone numbers, and Snapchat usernames, then texted more than 4,500 targets requesting access codes while impersonating Snap representatives. Using these tactics, he successfully harvested credentials from roughly 570 victims and accessed at least 59 accounts without permission to steal compromising images.
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Kyle Svara pleads guilty to Snapchat hacking
Legal Policy Action UpdateKyle Svara pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to hacking nearly 600 women's Snapchat accounts, using phishing and social engineering to impersonate Snap representatives and text more than 4,500 targets for access codes. Prosecutors said he harvested credentials from roughly 570 victims, accessed at least 59 accounts without permission to download private photos, advertised stolen-content hacking services on multiple online platforms, and carried out work for clients including former Northeastern University track and field coach Steve Waithe; he also independently hacked accounts tied to women in Plainfield, Illinois, and students at Colby College in Maine.
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- Man pleads guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 06.02.2026 14:34