Snapchat users hit by 'smoothie spam' hack attack

Snapchat users have been reportedly hit with a smoothie picture, containing a spam URL, directing them to weight-loss supplements.

By:ANI
| Updated on: Feb 13 2014, 13:23 IST

Snapchat users have been reportedly hit with a smoothie picture, containing a spam URL, directing them to weight-loss supplements.


The hack attack, luring users to click on snapfroot.com, has affected a lot of users' accounts on the auto-destruct picture sharing service.

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According to Tech Crunch, Snapchat said that a small number of its users experience the spam incident where unwanted photos were sent from their accounts, adding that their security team was putting in additional measures to secure accounts.

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First Published Date: 13 Feb, 13:22 IST
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