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February 12, 2014 12:26 pm GMT

Snapchat Hacked By Fruit Smoothie Enthusiast

run-by-frootingIf one of your friends randomly sends you a photo of a smoothie on Snapchat, don't go to the URL on the picture. It's a hack that has affected several accounts, as a Twitter search shows.Wired writer Joe Brownwas one of the users who suffered a Snapchat fruiting. A Snapchat spokesperson told him that the startup did not see any evidence of "brute-force tactics," and that someone had likely gotten ahold of his email and password and accessed his account on the first try.We've emailed Snapchat for more information.

The spam looks like this (once again, don't go to the URL).


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