Snapchat Still Has Some Pretty Serious Security Problems

Snapchat has more security holes than a chain link fence. And they’ve left the gate open. All that’s left to do is put a big “Nobody home” sign on the front door.

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In its frenzy of rapid growth and expansion, Snapchat has left some fairly gaping holes in its service. Right at the end of last year Snapchat was hacked, 4.6 million accounts were compromised and a list of partially redacted phone numbers was released. Snapchat has since tried to fix that problem, but with each fix and new feature comes workarounds and exploits.

The latest solution was a recaptcha style human verification test people took to calling a “Snap-tcha.”

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