Snapchat Apologizes for Data Breach

Snapchat has issued an apology for the December data breach that leaked millions of phone numbers.

They also issued an update today that improves the Find Friends feature and lets users opt-out of linking their phone number with their username.

 

This morning we released a Snapchat update for Android and iOS that improves Find Friends functionality and allows Snapchatters to opt-out of linking their phone number with their username. This option is available in Settings > Mobile #.

 

This update also requires new Snapchatters to verify their phone number before using the Find Friends service.

 
Our team continues to make improvements to the Snapchat service to prevent future attempts to abuse our API. We are sorry for any problems this issue may have caused you and we really appreciate your patience and support.

 

Love,

 

Team Snapchat

What’s New In This Version:
Find Friends Improvements
Bug fixes

You can download Snapchat from the App Store for free.