Snapchat Finally Apologizes for Security Breach, Releases Fix

Snapchat released an update to its app on Thursday in response to a security breach that exposed millions of user accounts at the start of the new year

The update gives users the ability to opt out of having their phone numbers linked to their user names as part of the Find Friends feature. In the blog post announcing the update, the company also finally apologized to users for the episode

"Our team continues to make improvements to the Snapchat service to prevent future attempts to abuse our API," the company wrote in the blog post. "We are sorry for any problems this issue may have caused you and we really appreciate your patience and support." Read more...