FBI: Hackers using social engineering to breach accounts and steal explicit content

The FBI warns that threat actors are actively compromising social media accounts — including those of adults and children — to steal, post, and sell explicit content; attackers use credential stuffing from data leaks, social engineering, cloned login pages, and SMS/code interception to reset passwords, and victims face sextortion, harassment, and stalking. The notice references DOJ charges tied to large campaigns (e.g., Snapchat account hacks affecting ~600 women and misuse of student athlete records) as examples of the threat in action.