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Snapchat Makes You “Find The Ghosts” To Keep Hackers From Stealing Your Phone Number
JAN
21
Status: Available Now!
Type: News
Date: Tuesday 21 January 2014, 06:56 AM
Media: Techcrunch

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About the organization Snapchat:
Type: Business
Sub-Types: Website, Social Networking Agent, Picture Hosting Agent, Text Hosting Agent, Video Hosting Agent, Application Software
Notable Organizations: Snapchat, Techcrunch
Snapchat now verifies new users aren’t robots by making them choose its ghost mascot in images. It’s an attempt to keep out hackers who could steal phone numbers by exploiting a leaked database of details on 4.6 million accounts. A 16-year-old hacker proved he could do just that by finding the number of Snapchat CTO Bobby Murphy, but now he says Snapchat has patched the holes…
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