New York Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Hundreds of Snapchat Accounts
Buffalo, NY – David Mondore, 29, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty to accessing protected computers without authorization and furthering the intended fraud and obtaining anything of value.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Mondore obtained access to, and control of, Snapchat accounts belonging to third parties, often locating nude photos saved in the victims’ ‘My Eyes Only’ folder.
Between July 2018 and August 2020, Mondore gained unauthorized access to Snapchat accounts belonging to 14 victims in the Western District of New York, and admitted to accessing at least 300 accounts total.
Mondore would send messages to the victim’s Snapchat contacts under the ruse that the first victim needed the second victim’s login credentials to access the second victim’s account. After receiving the second victim’s login credentials, Mondore sent a text message to the second victim using a smartphone application that allowed him to anonymize his true phone number.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly stated that Mondore ‘repeated this pattern of activity by using the second victim’s Snapchat account to contact, and then gain unauthorized access to, Snapchat accounts belonging to the second victim’s Snapchat contacts.’
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Stephen Belongia.
Sentencing is scheduled for September 29, 2021, before Judge Skretny.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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