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Snapchat leak: Employee data compromised following email scam

on Feb 29, 2016 | 0 comments

By Rebecca Stewart

Snapchat employees have had their payroll information leaked after a member of staff fell victim to an email scam in which they recieved a message impersonating the startup’s chief executive Evan Spiegel.

Posting a blog on its website yesterday (28 February), the image-sharing app admitted the leak and stressed its commitment to privacy and security.

“It’s with real remorse–and embarrassment–that one of our employees fell for a phishing scam and revealed some payroll information about our employees,” the note read.

“The good news is that our servers were not breached, and our users’ data was totally unaffected by this. The bad news is Read full story ›

Source: The Drum