Kyle Svara Snapchat account-takeover phishing campaign
Campaign
Summary
Hide ▲
Show ▼
The Kyle Svara campaign used social engineering to phish Snapchat access codes from a large victim pool, enabling account takeover and the theft of intimate photos. The operation ran from May 2020 to February 2021 and reached more than 4,500 victims, making it a sustained credential-theft and privacy-abuse campaign.
Related Happenings
Over 750 women’s Snapchat nude photos traded or sold online
Data Leak
H score31
First: 24.07.2026 14:17
Last: 24.07.2026 14:17
Sources 1
How related:
After stealing the victims' credentials, Svara accessed approximately 517 women's Snapchat accounts without permission to download nude or semi-nude photos and activated two-factor authentication to lock them out of the compromised accounts.
About this happening:
Private nude and semi-nude photos from approximately 517 Snapchat accounts were stolen and later traded or sold online, exposing intimate images from over 750 women*...
Over 750 women’s Snapchat nude photos traded or sold online
Data LeakHow related: After stealing the victims' credentials, Svara accessed approximately 517 women's Snapchat accounts without permission to download nude or semi-nude photos and activated two-factor authentication to lock them out of the compromised accounts.
About this happening: Private nude and semi-nude photos from approximately 517 Snapchat accounts were stolen and later traded or sold online, exposing intimate images from over 750 women*...
Germany-U.S. Kratos PhaaS takedown and developer arrest
Law Enforcement
H score39
First: 22.07.2026 02:07
Last: 22.07.2026 02:07
Sources 1
About this happening:
Authorities in Germany and the U.S. seized more than 200 servers and arrested the developer of Kratos, a global phishing-as-a-service operation, disrup...
Germany-U.S. Kratos PhaaS takedown and developer arrest
Law EnforcementAbout this happening: Authorities in Germany and the U.S. seized more than 200 servers and arrested the developer of Kratos, a global phishing-as-a-service operation, disrup...
Scattered Spider 2022 SMS phishing campaign targeting technology companies
Campaign
H score29
First: 21.04.2026 17:53
Last: 21.04.2026 17:53
Sources 1
About this happening:
Tyler Robert Buchanan’s guilty plea newly confirms Scattered Spider’s 2022 SMS phishing campaign, showing it reached at least a dozen major technology companies and en...
Scattered Spider 2022 SMS phishing campaign targeting technology companies
CampaignAbout this happening: Tyler Robert Buchanan’s guilty plea newly confirms Scattered Spider’s 2022 SMS phishing campaign, showing it reached at least a dozen major technology companies and en...
Tyler Robert Buchanan guilty plea in Scattered Spider crypto-theft case
Law Enforcement
H score26
First: 20.04.2026 16:33
Last: 20.04.2026 16:33
Sources 1
About this happening:
Tyler Robert Buchanan pleaded guilty in the United States in a Scattered Spider cybercrime case, increasing his criminal exposure for wire fraud and aggravat...
Tyler Robert Buchanan guilty plea in Scattered Spider crypto-theft case
Law EnforcementAbout this happening: Tyler Robert Buchanan pleaded guilty in the United States in a Scattered Spider cybercrime case, increasing his criminal exposure for wire fraud and aggravat...
Scattered Spider SMS phishing and SIM-swap crypto theft campaign
Campaign
H score53
First: 20.04.2026 16:33
Last: 20.04.2026 16:33
Sources 1
About this happening:
The Scattered Spider campaign used SMS phishing and SIM swap attacks to steal employee credentials, hijack phone numbers, and take over email and virtual currency wa...
Scattered Spider SMS phishing and SIM-swap crypto theft campaign
CampaignAbout this happening: The Scattered Spider campaign used SMS phishing and SIM swap attacks to steal employee credentials, hijack phone numbers, and take over email and virtual currency wa...
Timeline
-
24.07.2026 14:17 2 articles · 8h ago
Kyle Svara Snapchat account-takeover phishing campaign
Initial DisclosureThe campaign began in May 2020 with impersonation of Snap Inc and the use of anonymized phone numbers to solicit Snapchat access codes. Early activity focused on credential theft from women, establishing the access path used in later account takeovers.
Show sources
- Man gets six years for hacking 750 women's Snapchat accounts — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 24.07.2026 14:17
- Man gets six years for hacking 750 women's Snapchat accounts — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 24.07.2026 14:17