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This story was originally posted on MyNorthwest.com A 32-year-old man from La Center was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for a scheme to access private photos by posing as tech support to hack accounts on Snapchat, a social media app. Dylan Rex was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to 16 counts of various crimes, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday. In August 2025, Rex pleaded guilty to seven counts of wire fraud, seven counts of computer fraud, one count of child pornography possession, and one count of attempted enticement of a minor. “This defendant is the dangerous stranger lurking on the internet that every parent fears,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd stated. “And he made the deception even worse by posing as tech support to get access to private images. I commend the cyber investigators at the FBI for bringing him to justice.” WA man defrauded more than 170 victims Between July 2020 and March 2023, Rex defrauded more than 170 victims of their private and intimate photos that were stored in their Snapchat accounts, according to records filed in the case. Rex would use

Fresh off a breathless Super Bowl Sunday, we’re less thrilled to bring you this week’s Weirdo Wednesday. Two stories caught our eye, both involving men who crossed clear lines and invaded women’s privacy online. Last week, 27-year-old Kyle Svara of Oswego, Illinois admitted to hacking women’s Snapchat accounts across the US. Between May 2020 and February 2021, Svara harvested account security codes from 571 victims, leading to confirmed unauthorized access to at least 59 accounts. Rather than attempting to break Snapchat’s robust encryption protocols, Svara targeted the account owners themselves with social engineering. After gathering phone numbers and email addresses, he triggered Snapchat’s legitimate login process, which sent six-digit security codes directly to victims’ devices. Posing as Snapchat support, he then sent more than 4,500 anonymous messages via a VoIP texting service, claiming the codes were needed to “verify” or “secure” the account. Svara showed particular interest in Snapchat’s My Eyes Only feature—a secondary four-digit PIN meant to protect a user’s most sensitive content. By persuading victims to share both codes, he bypassed two layers of security without touching a single line of code. He walked away with private material, including nude images. Svara didn’t do this solely for his

tiktok - photo courtesy of Luiza Kamalova on shutterstock Opening statements are scheduled Monday morning in a landmark lawsuit filed by a 19-year-old Northern California woman who alleges the online forums Meta and Google-run YouTube are addictive and harmful to teens and children. The woman, identified in court documents only as K.G.M., previously reached a settlement with Snapchat and TikTok. On Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl and the attorneys picked 12 jurors and six alternates to try the case. Industry observers have said the trial is being closely watched as a test case for hundreds of similar pending lawsuits. The cases all generally allege various damages from what attorneys call addictive social media platforms powered by “complex algorithms designed to exploit human psychology.” “In recent years, there has been growing concern about the impact of digital technologies, particularly social media, on the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents,” one of the hundreds of L.A. lawsuits contends. “Many researchers argue that defendants’ social media products facilitate cyberbullying, contribute to obesity and eating disorders, instigate sleep deprivation to achieve around-the-clock platform engagement, encourage children to negatively compare themselves to others, and develop a broad discontentment for life. They

NewBedfordGuide 3 hours ago Crime, Latest Kyle Svara, a 27-year-old man from Oswego, Illinois, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to charges including 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, he sent over 4,500 text messages impersonating Snapchat support to nearly 600 women primarily in Massachusetts, Maine, and Illinois, obtaining access codes from approximately 571 victims that allowed him to hack at least 59 Snapchat accounts without permission, download nude or semi-nude images, and then keep, sell, trade, or share those images online, including with co-conspirators such as a former Northeastern University track coach. Svara advertised on internet forums like Reddit that he could “get into girls snap accounts” for others and provide content “for you or trade.” When Svara was interviewed by investigators, he falsely stated that he did not know anything about hacking Snapchat. Additionally, he falsely stated that had no interest in child pornography and had never actively sought out or accessed child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Contrary to these statements, the defendant collected, distributed and solicited CSAM. Check Also New Salon Suites for Rent in Dartmouth at

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Sierra Inscoe, of Mississippi, pleaded guilty in July 2024 to murdering Carson Sistrunk, 24, who she met on Snapchat just weeks before she killed him in September 2022 and dumped his body in an oilfield A young woman with a history of fabricating a cancer diagnosis went on to commit murder before reaching her 21st birthday – and the reasoning behind her deadly actions was completely senseless. Sierra Inscoe, from Prentiss, Mississippi, connected with Carson Sistrunk through Snapchat before arranging to meet him in September 2022. Tragically, Carson, a resident of Rankin County, never made it back to his mother's home, with his remains discovered abandoned at an oilfield several days afterward. The chilling case was recently examined in detail when Adrian, the host behind the Coffeehouse Crime YouTube channel, addressed his 2.1 million followers, stating: "Let's be honest here, but even if we didn't have enough evidence already, her history alone is enough to tell you she is a heartless woman without morals." READ MORE: Nancy Guthrie ‘kidnappers’ demand billions “or else” as alleged ransom note revealed READ MORE: Ohio woman 'shoots at estranged husband and new boyfriend' over their bromance at house party "And if you want my

Rochester Man Sent to Prison For Role in Fatal Drug Overdose Minnesota Department of Corrections photo Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man has been sent to prison for a conviction connected to a fatal drug overdose in Rochester. The criminal case dates back to June 2021, when Rochester police began investigating the death of a woman from a heroin overdose. The criminal complaint against 47-year-old Sean Alexander alleged that the he sold the overdose victim the drugs that led to her death. Snapchat Video The court document says investigators learned through interviews and social media messages that the overdose victim met with Alexander the night before her death at the Oak Terrace Mobile Home Park in southeast Rochester. A friend of the victim told police she received a Snapchat video call from the victim during which the victim was seen using drugs on camera and appeared to be nodding in and out of consciousness. Popular Smart Phone Apps Of 2016 (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) loading... Text Message The criminal complaint says a police informant reported that Alexander transported the victim to St. Marys Hospital after she exhibited signs of medical distress. The informant also told police about receiving

A 27-year-old Illinois man pleaded guilty to several charges related to a campaign of hacks involving the Snapchat accounts of about 600 women. Kyle Svara of Oswego, Illinois is facing decades in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, computer fraud, conspiracy to commit computer fraud and false statements related to child pornography. His sentencing is scheduled for May 18 and the charges carry a cumulative maximum sentence of 32 years in prison. Svara was charged in December with using social engineering attacks and other methods to gain access to the Snapchat accounts of young women and girls.  In 2020 and 2021, he posed as a representative of Snapchat and contacted 570 women demanding security access codes that were prompted by his initial attempts to break into their accounts. He used the codes to access the accounts of at least 59 women and downloaded nude or semi-nude photographs from their accounts. Svara went on to sell the images online and trade them with others on internet forums.  Svara marketed his tactics to others on the internet, offering to break into people’s Snapchat accounts for a fee.  He was hired in at least one instance by Steve Waithe

Today’s date is February 6, 2026. Yesterday, the markets delivered a stinging verdict on the future of Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), as the company’s stock plummeted 12% in the wake of its Q4 2025 earnings report. While the headline figures initially suggested a corner turned—boasting a surprise quarterly profit—the underlying metrics revealed a more troubling narrative: a sharp decline in users within the company's most lucrative market, North America. As Snap attempts to reinvent itself as an Augmented Reality (AR) powerhouse through its newly spun-off "Specs Inc." subsidiary, investors are left questioning whether the pioneer of ephemeral messaging can survive the increasingly hostile regulatory and competitive landscape of 2026. Historical Background The story of Snap Inc. is one of the most volatile in the modern technology sector. Founded in 2011 as "Picaboo" by Stanford students Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown, the app was built on the counter-intuitive premise of ephemerality. At a time when Facebook (now Meta) encouraged permanent digital footprints, Snapchat offered a way to communicate without the burden of a "permanent record." By the time the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2017 at $17 per share, it was valued at