Private videos and pictures shared between tens of thousands of Snapchat users — possibly as many as 200,000 — were posted online by hackers over the weekend in an episode dubbed the “Snappening.” Much of the content is sexual, including many nude photos — some possibly of minors. The hackers appear to have gone for maximum embarrassment and humiliation with this particular breach: A document also published online reportedly links many of the hacked images to user names.
Snapchat Hackers Could Be Prosecuted for Child Porn Offenses
Posted by: Erika Morphy October 13, 2014 05:34 PMPrivate videos and pictures shared between tens of thousands of Snapchat users — possibly as many as 200,000 — were posted online by hackers over the weekend in an episode dubbed the “Snappening.” Much of the content is sexual, including many nude photos — some possibly of minors. The hackers appear to have gone for maximum embarrassment and humiliation with this particular breach: A document also published online reportedly links many of the hacked images to user names.