Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Alleged Snapchat hackers explain how and why they leaked data on 4.6 million accounts

Alleged Snapchat hackers explain how and why they leaked data on 4.6 million accounts
Jan 1st 2014, 14:21, by Chris Ziegler

The individual or team claiming responsibility for SnapchatDB has responded to The Verge's requests for comment the morning after the database went online, containing a leaked collection of some 4.6 million apparent Snapchat usernames and partial phone numbers. "Our motivation behind the release was to raise the public awareness around the issue, and also put public pressure on Snapchat to get this exploit fixed," they say. "Security matters as much as user experience does."

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