The database of Snapchat files posted online was hosted on, a fake competition website that installed malicious software on the computers of users trying to take part. Users of 4chan have downloaded the files, and are currently in the process of creating a searchable database allowing people to search the stolen images by Snapchat username. Last night it finally arrived: A third-party Snapchat client app has been collecting every single photo and video file sent through it for years, giving hackers access to a 13GB library of Snapchats that users thought had been deleted. Underground photo trading chatrooms have been filled in recent weeks with hints that something big was coming. Shocked users of notorious chat forum 4chan are referring to the hack as "The Snappening," noting that this is far bigger in scale than the iCloud hacks that recently targeted celebrities. A giant database of intercepted Snapchat photos and videos has been released by hackers who have been collecting the files for years.
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