New bug detected in Snapchat

• Posted by T Ghosh February 9, 2014 - Filed in Business - #social media  #snapchat  - 1,385 views

  Jamie Sanchez who is a Security researcher  first reported the vulnerability that opens up the auto photo destruct app to a denial-of-service attack. 

  A new security bug has been reportedly discovered in Snapchat ,photo-sharing app , which causes smartphones to crash. 
  
  Snapchat issued a statement saying they were working to resolve the issue and would be reaching out to the security researcher who publicized the attack to learn more. 
  
  According to Tech Crunch, the bug could allow hackers to overload an inbox with messages, and crash the iPhone, requiring the user to reset their device, and make Android devices noticeably slower. 
  
  
  
  The security researcher has complained that Snapchat has no respect for cyber security research community, which was proved recently when the service did not pay much heed to researchers' warning about a security hole that could expose user data and the researchers ultimately published phone numbers of about 4.6 million users to prove their point.