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Tag: Snapchat
Snapchat lands dead last in EFF’s trustworthy list
Snapchat ranks the last among the least trustworthy companies when it comes to handling government data requests, claims a new report. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published its fourth annual “Who Has…
Snapchat account registration CAPTCHA defeated
Snapchat’s security troubles continue as a security researcher has managed to hack its account registration CAPTCHA system with a program of less than 100 lines that took 30 minutes to develop. Steve…
Snapchat says sorry 9 days after security breach
Snapchat Inc. has released an update to its messaging app and along with it issued an apology for the December 31 breach which exposed details of over 4.6 million users. Snapchat earlier…
Confide lets you send text messages off the record
A new disappearing messages app, something like Snapchat, called Confide has been released that allows users to send messages that self-destruct after they are read. Confide is described as an app that…
SnapchatDB.info back online as Snapchat promises app update
Update [03/01/2014 23:16 GMT] We have heard back from the hackers and according to them SnapchatDB.info was taken offline because their “hosting provider was intimidated by the overwhelming public interest.” “It wasn’t…
Techie bits: Snapchat speaks up after hack; Surface Pro 2 upgraded; Facebook sued over private messages
Here is a recap of what has transpired since our last roundup of news: Snapchat has finally spoken after hackers leaked details of over 4.6 million users exploiting a vulnerability in the…
Snapchat doesn’t apologize after hack, to release updated app
Creators of Snapchat have broken their silence and responded to the hack which exposed details of 4.6 million users including usernames, partially redacted phone numbers and location. Snapchat said that the hackers…
Techie bits: Details of 4.6 million Snapchat users leaked; SEA hits Skype; PS4 outsells Xbox One
Have you been keeping too busy to check on the news lately? Well here is a roundup of all the major events in the tech world since yesterday. Hackers managed to extract…
SnapchatDB.info taken down, Snapchat hackers interviewed
SnapchatDB.info, the site where data of 4.6 million Snapchat users was uploaded for anyone to grab, has been suspended by the hosting service provider. The hosting service provider JDR Hosting hasn’t provided…
Snapchat hacked, partially censored database released
Update Read: SnapchatDB.info taken down, Snapchat hackers interviewed Original Story Just days after Australia-based Gibson Security disclosed two hacks in Snapchat that could allow hackers to gain access to personal data of…
Most downloaded apps of 2013
Candy Crush, Snapchat and Vine were among the most downloaded apps last year on both Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Though the apps were in familiar territories of social networking,…
Facebook isn’t cool anymore
A new European Union-funded study has found that teenagers are migrating away from Facebook to other services including Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Whatsapp. University College London (UCL) material sciences professor Daniel Miller,…
Facebook’s answer to Snapchat acquisition denial: Instagram Direct
Facebook has launched a new image and video sharing service dubbed Instagram Direct just weeks after Snapchat denied a $3 billion acquisition bid. The new service seen as a direct competitor of…
Snapchat turned down Facebook’s $3 billion bid
Evan Spiegel, founder of Snapchat, turned down Facebook’s acquisition offer worth $3bn (£1.9bn), sources close to the matter have revealed. If the deal between the two would have taken place, it would…