Personal images and videos of innocent Snapchat users are circulating on 4chan’s /b/ board since last night. The incident was result of a security breach in an unofficial third-party app for Snapchat. Earlier this week, an anonymous 4chan user claimed to have obtained images on Snapchat and then the user warned of releasing thousands of videos and images sent using Snapchat soon in an event dubbed ‘The Snappening’ Earlier today, Snapchat issued a statement about the “Snappening” and blamed its consumers for using unofficial and unauthorized apps. The most worrying part for the users is that Snapchat was right.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2014/10/the-snappening-snapchat-hacker_10.html