TechCrunch said one of its readers found his own number, as well as the number of Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel, on the leaked list. Security matters as much as user experience does.” Whether it was your email is compromised or someone close to your figured out your password, following these steps will ensure the hacker is locked out for good.
To protect yourself, use a secure messaging app like Signal or WhatsApp, and be careful about what information you share on Snapchat. Snapchat is not a secure messaging app, so it’s easy for someone to intercept your messages or access your phone’s camera and microphone. It is understandable that tech startups have limited resources but security and privacy should not be a secondary goal. Yes, someone could hack your phone through Snapchat. “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. In a follow-up statement Wednesday to several tech media sites, including The Verge and TechCrunch, SnapchatDB said: “The company was too reluctant at patching the exploit until they knew it was too late and companies that we trust with our information should be more careful when dealing with it.”īy Wednesday morning, the site was taken down, but not before several visitors said they managed to download the database. This information was acquired through the recently patched Snapchat exploit and is being shared with the public to raise awareness on the issue,” the site said. “This database contains username and phone number pairs of a vast majority of the Snapchat users.