From DailyTech: Snapchat got a huge security wake-up call to the tune of 4.6 million accounts being posted and made available for download.
According to TechCrunch, a site called SnapchatDB.info stored usernames and phone numbers for 4.6 million Snapchat accounts. Some believed this was just a hoax in an effort to call Snapchat out on its security, but the hack has been confirmed as the real deal.
But the intention was still the same: SnapchatDB.info wanted Snapchat to realize its security flaws and fix it.
"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," said SnapchatDB.info. "It is understandable that tech startups have limited resources but security and privacy should not be a secondary goal. Security matters as much as user experience does."
SnapchatDB obtained the information through an identified and patched Snapchat exploit. The domain was created just yesterday.
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