Snapchat published a blog post addressing the exploit, but didn’t boost security enough to prevent the actual information hack, which was carried out by an anonymous group running a website ...

Snapchat has incorporated a phone number opt-out feature into its mobile app in response to a recent hacking incident—the company’s latest effort to convince users that their personal ...

Snapchat, reeling from a recent hack that exposed millions of user names and partially redacted phone numbers of its members, will now let users back out of the feature that hackers abused.

Snapchat’s photo hack was a really big deal to billionaire investor Peter Thiel. “It’s especially problematic for a company like Snapchat, where the brand is privacy,” Thiel said during a ...

Snapchat’s statement confirms that a hack has indeed occurred but pushes all responsibility to the users — something the victims of this hack aren’t likely to appreciate.

Snapchat has announced that it will release an updated version of its app following a recent hack. Some 4.6 million user names and phone numbers were leaked online due to a security loophole in ...

Snapchat shows who viewed Stories, even non-friends, with a list of viewers. Subscribers get additional data on Story views, rewatch stats, and timestamps. To view Stories anonymously, turn off Wi ...

Hackers appear to have posted account info for 4.6 million users of quickie social-sharing app Snapchat, making usernames and at least partial phone numbers available for download.