Developers and security researchers say the company has done little to close the technical loopholes allowing unsecure third-party apps to flourish Developers and security researchers say the ...

According to the researchers, using the Snapchat API a malicious entity can write ... GibSec wrote, "With a couple lines of Python, someone could view all your unread messages, and depending ...

The first exploit is a Python script that ... to enforce rate limiting for API queries. A second issue identified by the Gibson Security researchers stems from Snapchat’s lax registration ...

According to the researchers, a malicious entity can use the Snapchat API and write an automated ... "With a couple lines of Python, someone could view all your unread messages, and depending ...

According to the initial August release regarding the app's vulnerabilities, using GibsonSec's Snapchat API implementation ... “With a couple of lines of [Python code], someone could view ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quantum of Content and innovations in user experience This article is more than 10 years old. Anonymous hackers have claimed ...

The API allows ads on Snapchat to be sold automatically by software. This is incredibly valuable for advertisers, as 41% of all 18 to 34 year olds in the US are reached by Snapchat each day ...

The Australian hackers announced its publication of Snapchat's API and the two exploits on the GibSec Twitter account on Christmas Eve — which by time difference is Christmas Day in Australia ...

Snapchat has spent years closed off to developers — it never offered a public API like competitors Facebook and Twitter that let outsiders build features using the app or its data. That’s ...

Snapchat has introduced a raft of new features ... It also wants ad tech outfits to build on its new (and hotly-anticipated) API; a move which will allow advertisers to use programmatic interfaces ...

Snapchat is ready to make the big bucks that could let it go public thanks to a slew of important updates to its ads offering. They’ll give advertisers the spotlight, buying flexibility, return ...