Hacked Snapsaved.com accepts blame for Snapchat images leak
Third-party app Snapsaved.com has admitted it was responsible for the leak of over Snapchat images in an event, dubbed the Snappening by the 4Chan forum.
A threat emerged on Friday that 200,000 nude Snapchat images would be leaked over the weekend. However, speaking in a Facebook post, the firm responsible for the leak said that only 500MB of images were stolen as a result of a hack.
Afterwards, Snapsaved deleted its service and URL - with the link now leading to a blank page.
A Snapsaved spokesperson said: “Snapchat has not been hacked, and these images do not originate from their database.”
“I would like to inform the public that snapsaved.com was hacked. As soon as we discovered the breach in our systems, we immediately deleted the entire website and the database associated with it."
Adding: “As far as we can tell, the breach has effected 500MB of images, and no personal information. We did not wish to cause SnapChat or their users any harm, we only wished to provide a unique service.”
Furthermore, the statement said the site had minimal child nudes, adding that it regularly flagged users who stored child pornography to police authorities.
Previously, the leak was attributed to a similar site called Snapsave.com, due to the similarity in the service’s names, but founder Georgie Casey said: "Our app had nothing to do with it and we've never logged username or passwords."