Of course this was bound to happen, they allow anyone to upload without review. Lile Joe could upload a snap for nginx. But it's not much different than the play store, they depend on reports from people who install. Except they charge for play store and advertise it as safe.
Temporary suspension of automatic snap registration following security incidentOn September 28, 2023, the Snap Store team was notified of a potential security incident. A number of snap users reported several recently published and potentially malicious snaps. As a consequence of these reports, the Snap Store team has immediately taken down these snaps, and they can no longer be searched or installed. Furthermore, the Snap Store team has placed a temporary manual review requirement on all new snap registrations, effectively immediately. If you try to register a new snap...
