Privacy News Snapchat Hack — Hacker Leaked Snapchat Source Code On GitHub

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The source code of the popular social media app Snapchat was recently surfaced online after a hacker leaked and posted it on the Microsoft-owned code repository GitHub.

A GitHub account under the name Khaled Alshehri with the handle i5xx, who claimed to be from Pakistan, created a GitHub repository called Source-Snapchat with a description "Source Code for SnapChat," publishing the code of what purported to be Snapchat's iOS app.

The underlying code could potentially expose the company's extremely confidential information, like the entire design of the hugely-successful messaging app, how the app works and what future features are planned for the app.

Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc., responded to the leaked source code by filing a copyright act request under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), helping it takedown the online repository hosting the Snapchat source code.

 

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I doubt he is the one who got the source, I mean, that's the most dumb move he could have made, exposing the crime he just committed with a huge spotlight.

At least he could have used another name like "Crapchat Source", or make the repository private, or whatever. He clearly looking for bragging rights or a medal, he'll end up in court with a huge fine instead.

 

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I doubt he is the one who got the source, I mean, that's the most dumb move he could have made, exposing the crime he just committed with a huge spotlight.

At least he could have used another name like "Crapchat Source", or make the repository private, or whatever. He clearly looking for bragging rights or a medal, he'll end up in court with a huge fine instead.

Most likely nothing will come of it.