Snapchat - Hacked | Source code leaked on GitHub
We all know very well one of the most popular social media platform in the world well known as Snapchat. There are millions of people using this platform to share amazing videos, snaps and media on this platform.
Now according to the latest news , recently a hacker managed to obtain the real source code of the Snapchat. Not only he stolen the source code but also posted it on Microsoft owned GitHub platform. The hacker is from a small village in Pakistan and uses the alias 'i5xx'.
It is alleged that the hacker obtained the source code when the company released an iOS update in the month of May,2018.
Snapchat filed a take down request under the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), and the GitHub team removed it in time.
Source code always has to be kept confidential and not to be exposed to the public at any cost. It is the primary component of an app's designing and functioning. So it is yet not clear how the hacker managed to obtain the source code. Probably, the company will carry out an investigation into this aspect.
The source code is responsible for handling every single aspect of the app. This is so concerning because the leaked code can expose many secrets like how the app is working, what will be the new features in future and so many secrets.
So what do you think about this Snapchat security breach? Share all your views and thoughts in the comment section.
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