Snapchat CEO's Account May Be Among 4.6 Million Compromised by Hackers
Names and phone numbers taken
Snapchat co-founder and Chief Executive Evan Spiegel may be among the 4.6 million users of the service whose user names and phone numbers were exposed this week by hackers.
When searching for "evanspiegel" in either Snapcheck.org or the Gibson Security Lookup, the user name is listed among those whose corresponding phone numbers were leaked. Spiegel's Twitter handle is @evanspiegel, so "evanspiegel" could be his Snapchat user name.
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Serves the little prick right. Turns downs 3 billion because some enabling VC firm and "management team" told him he should hold out for more. So Evan, how much is this forgettable service of yours worth now?