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The Verge10y
Is Snapchat’s unofficial API just too easy to hack?
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 ...
ZDNet11y
Snapchat names, aliases and phone numbers obtainable via Android and iOS APIs, say researchers
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 ...
CNET11y
Researcher: Snapchat names, aliases, phone numbers vulnerable
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 ...
Computerworld11y
Attackers could match phone numbers to Snapchat accounts
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 ...
SC Media11y
Snapchat API has several vulnerabilities, researchers report
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 ...
Forbes11y
4.6 Million Snapchat Usernames And Phone Numbers Captured By API Exploit
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 ...
Business Insider8y
Snapchat might one day make a profit thanks to a former investment banker
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 ...
Forbes11y
Snapchat's API Is Hacked And Exploits Allowing Phone Number Collection And Bogus Account Creation Published
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 ...
Business Insider9y
Snapchat is figuring out a move into ad tech
A source close to Snapchat told Business Insider the report was "Not 100% right, but not 100% wrong," but couldn't share more details. By opening up an API, Snapchat may be looking to work with ...
Vox6y
Snapchat is finally opening its app to developers — and has clearly learned from Facebook’s mistakes
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 ...
Computerworld11y
Attackers could match phone numbers to Snapchat accounts, researchers say
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 ...