U.S. prosecutors have charged an Illinois man with orchestrating a phishing operation that allowed him to hack the Snapchat accounts of nearly 600 women to steal private photos and sell them online.

The Department of Justice accuses Kyle Svara, 26, of downloading pictures from Snapchat and selling or trading them online.

An Illinois man faces federal charges for allegedly hacking the Snapchat accounts of nearly 600 women and stealing nude ...

Svara allegedly manipulated victims into sharing their emails, phone numbers, and Snapchat usernames, which he used to access their accounts, the statement said.

Federal prosecutors say the 26-year-old Illinois man phished access codes from nearly 600 women in an attempt to obtain nude ...

Instagram said there was no data breach and that the alleged password reset requests stemming from a breach were merely an error.

BOSTON, MA — An Illinois man has been charged in Boston federal court for reportedly hacking the Snapchat social media ...