In January 2014, Snapchat experienced a significant data breach that resulted in the exposure of 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers. The breach occurred just one week after security researchers from Gibson Security had outlined vulnerabilities in the service. The attack was executed using brute force enumeration of a large number of phone numbers against Snapchat's API, which came as a response to Snapchat's claim that such an attack was only theoretical. As a result of this breach, individual usernames, often used across various online services, were linked to phone numbers, a piece of sensitive information that users typically prefer to keep private.
This database was made publicly available due to the data breach, which exposed millions of Snapchat users' information, causing concerns about user privacy and data security.
Compromised data: Geographic locations, Phone numbers, Usernames
- Compromised accounts: 4,609,615
- Breach date: 1 January 2014
This database was made publicly available due to the data breach, which exposed millions of Snapchat users' information, causing concerns about user privacy and data security.
Compromised data: Geographic locations, Phone numbers, Usernames
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