Snapchat Grapples With New Year's Hack

Millions of users effected

Snapchat rang in the New Year with a hack.

The hot startup had been warned of security flaws in its software that could expose its users' data. On New Year's Eve the security hole was exploited, as millions of Snapchat users account information leaked online.
Hackers were able to connect 4.6 million phone numbers to Snapchat users' names. An Australian hacking syndicate called GibsonSec warned Snapchat of the flaw months ago in private, but said it never heard back from the company. "We

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