Crime & Safety
Oswego Man Pleads Guilty To Hacking Hundreds Of Women's Snapchats To Steal And Sell Nude Photos
Kyle Svara, 27, pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, computer fraud, and false statements.
February 6, 2026
An Oswego, Illinois man has pleaded guilty to phishing hundreds of women to get access to their Snapchats and steal, sell, trade and keep nude photos.
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Kyle Svara, 27, pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, computer fraud, conspiracy to commit computer fraud and false statements related to child pornography.
Between May 2020 and February 2021, Svara collected email addresses, phone numbers and Snapchat usernames, then posted a Snap Inc. employee to request access codes from more than 4,500 women. He received codes from 570 women, whose accounts he accessed. He downloaded nude or semi-nude images from 59 accounts.
