Snapchat has had a security problem before, but none like this. Worst of all is not even his fault. It is a massive leak of photos taken by service users (Photos taken thinking it will self-destruct in a few minutes), which have begun to be published (and commented) on 4chan. org. . Terror of any user of an app that is based, in theory, that these ridiculous photos will never haunt you in future
The whole story is quite disturbing for users: those responsible for this Snappening , as it is called by the forums have been a few hackers who have spent years storing files after gaining access to the servers in a client app. This app, which is not yet known if it is SnapSaved or actually the desktop client SnapSaved.com , allowed users to save images and videos that received, which were not deleted. Nor disappeared from their servers, which have been feeding all this time hackers.
From Snapchat have been quick to make it clear that the fault has not been of them who deliver what they promise their users. “We can confirm that servers Snapchat were never violated and we are not the source of the leaks,” he told The Verge a spokesman for the popular app photo.
Blame who? Hackers and the hacked apps, of course, but also the users. “The Snapchatters have become victims for their use of third-party apps to send and receive Snap s, a practice expressly forbid our Terms of use, precisely because they compromise the safety of our users . We monitor so vigilant App Store and Google Play looking apps by illegal third party, and we managed to eliminate many of them. “
It is seen now that the photos were leaked and published (in many cases there was nudity minors) how this affects Snapchat, if users leave the app or, on the contrary, they return to it from third-party clients that were using.
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