Snapchat User Data is at risk

The Snapchat users are at risk because the website ”SnapchatDB.info” known as a security exploit permits any person to grab the 4.6 million user data including usernames and phone numbers. The information can be accessible in a CSV text file or SQL dump.

According to creators of SnapchatDB.info, last two digits of user’s phone numbers are hidden for user’s security purpose. However, on finding such security exploit, it revealed that Snapchat has not authenticated the information like mailing address, registrant name, contact numbers. Hence, there is no updated reply from Snapchat creators and company as well.

Users might find difficulty to download database because of traffic congestion or incomplete files. Before this security exploit, Snapchat had faced two security related exploits, which were discovered by Australia-based Gibson Security that showed that user data at Snapchat is not safe. Even Snapchat IOS API is also vulnerable so any person can leak user name, phone numbers etc. and may use it for illegal purpose.

Snapchat spokesperson told to Gibson report that Snapchat has “Find Friends” feature that allows friends to find the user easily. Company does not disclose phone number to other users. Over the past years, Snapchat has implemented many steps for user’s database security and still improving security implementations to fight against spam and misuse.