Shalos prevailed today after the release of tens of thousands of naked photos, its users Snapchat at 4chan. The leaks started last night in an event called "Snappening" and referred to the well-known leak of nude celebrity photos.
Η company Snapchat, however, says its systems were not breached.
"We can confirm that Snapchat servers were never compromised and were not the source of these leaks. Snapchatters have fallen victim to the use of third-party applications that send and receive Snaps, a practice that we expressly prohibit in our Terms of Use precisely because they endanger the safety of our users. We're keeping a close eye on the App Store, and Google Play for illegal third-party apps, and we've been able to remove several. "
As Business Insider reports, the leak was caused by users using third-party apps to send and receive photos. But there are some that allow users to save their photos without the senders knowing. A application called SnapSave (which is not available through the official app stores) and a by clicking here called snapsaved.com (which is no longer operational) were two of these “third-party applications.”
Another reminder of how long the battle is about to protect our online privacy, especially when using insecure third-party applications.
