A 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty to extortion, cyberstalking, and computer fraud charges after hijacking the social media accounts of hundreds of young women (including minors).

Between April 2022 and May 2025, Jamarcus Mosley impersonated the targets' friends and used other tactics to trick his victims into handing over account recovery codes and passwords. Mosley then used the stolen credentials to take control of their Snapchat, Instagram, and other social media accounts.

After taking over their accounts, he threatened to publicly release their private nude images and videos or lock them out of their accounts unless victims complied with his demands, which included surrendering full access to additional accounts, sending him sexually explicit content, or paying him various sums of money.

"Mosley is the dangerous online stranger who every parent fears. By exploiting the trust of teens and young adults, Mosley hacked into their accounts to steal intimate and sexually suggestive images and extort them over a three-year period," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg.

"This cruel, calculated scheme is the latest reminder that everyone must exercise great care with whom they interact online."

Prosecutors also described several specific instances, including one case where Mosley impersonated a high school friend of a 20-year-old Georgia woman and persuaded her to share her Snapchat recovery code. He then hijacked her account, accessed her private images, and sent her a threatening message, saying that "I got 65 videos and [a] picture of you about to get posted."

In another incident, when an 18-year-old Florida woman refused his demands to send more nude photos, Mosley followed through on his threats and posted her stolen private photos online. Later, Mosley also used a 17-year-old Illinois victim's hacked account to contact the Florida woman's 13-year-old sister, sending a Snapchat map image to imply he knew where she lived.

Mosley is scheduled to be sentenced before U.S. District Judge Michael L. Brown on May 27.

Earlier this month, 26-year-old Kyle Svara from Illinois also pleaded guilty to hacking nearly 600 women's Snapchat accounts using social engineering to steal private nude photos that he later sold or traded online.