Snapchat brings updated apps, and comes up with excuses after hack

Snapchat has a new version of its iOS and Android app released which it is possible to the Find Friends function to turn it off. Also, the company apologized after hackers have a database with phone numbers of 4.6 million Snapchat users online placed.

In the updated iOS and Android app via the settings menu, the Find Friend functionality be completely disabled. In spite of that the search function is less user will find the procedure carried out after hackers the data of 4.6 million Snapchat users were published. For this data, which includes names and phone numbers, to get hold of was made use of a vulnerability in the central database of the instant messaging service. The hackers claimed the data published because Snapchat did nothing to fix the problem, despite the fact that they were aware of the danger.

Snapchat makes on his website now also apologize for the issue. The company says it is continuously working to security issues on his api to fix it. Snapchat responded in the first instance, still aloof on the hackersincident, while at the end of december it became known how the api of the service together, and poorly protected turned out to be.