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Snapchat reacts to hacking group releasing millions of phone numbers


The creators of the well-known social app, Snapchat have acted fast and responded quickly to the millions of their users personal data and details exposed, when hackers published the information from the username matching them up to their phone numbers. Snapchat haven’t apologised yet about the issues.

An anonymous group called SnapchatDB uploaded the information from the Snapchat users. The last two digitals of each phone number were redacted, to avoid any spam and abuse. Snapchat have identify a security flaw – it was first noticed several months ago – as they said ‘ they’ll release an update for the app to let all their users have a option of add new friends ‘Find Friends’ this is where the users can search for new people by using their phone address book.

SnapchatDB upload to its database 4.6 million users Snapchat said: “We want to make sure that security experts can get ahold of us when they discover new ways to abuse our service so that we can respond quickly to address those concerns”

Snapchat have confirmed that no other information or data such as Snaps were accessed or released by the hackers.

I think that Snapchat's business has to be one of the most socialize phone apps, which is very popular and big from it non-saved pictures and videos, as it highly likely someone going to hack their database and systems. as people want to find research and information about their users.