Lessons of the information gap in Snapchat
although most people do not give your phone number to a stranger on the road, they are happy to share their numbers with Facebook, Google and complementary sites. But as millions of users immature Snapchat only polite, helpful phone numbers to hackers found information .
On Wednesday, Snapchat became the first company to have your hacked in 2014 at what time 4.6 million account names consumers and partial phone numbers were posted online as a warning to those who use the service
Photo messaging . " Our inspiration behind this publication is to raise awareness in the community by the question , and thus put pressure on public Become Snapchat get this fixed , " the site reported suspected hackers TheVerge.com technology. A spokesman declined to comment Snapchat , however , the company is confined blog postsaying additional counter- measures "to combat abuse and spam. "
Consumers are assumed to be cautious about sharing their cell phone numbers , experts say security measures . " Phone contacts are unique identifiers that tend to last for a long time," pronounced Michael Fertik , CEO of Reputation.com , a website that helps consumers shielding your privacy online . " You change your phone number much less often than residential IP address and probably even your address. " While users have false Snapchat usernames , many citizens use the ID equivalent through a variety of social networks , said Graham Cluley, a blogger from the UK security and technology consultant . "Use a different user ID which uses publicly on Facebook and Twitter ," he says . What is additional , writing only one cell phone number for Facebook profiles will expose the business owner , if he or she adds to their account details .
Why hackers crave your mobile phone number
If you do not provide the number of your cell phone to a stranger , why give it to a website ? As consumers Snapchat found , there is wealth to be made to recognize your cell phone number , reports Quentin FOTTRELL . Photo: Getty Images .
Snapchat data assumes rape is also a misstep for a company founded on the belief of preserving privacy online. Opened in September 2011 , community networks users can send " Snaps" - video or photos to that effect between 1 and 10 seconds, depending on the time limit established by the correspondent . The service - which supposedly rejected an offer of $ 3 billion from the previous November- Facebook has over 100 million users and 400 million shares on a daily basis brooches . "It's very reassuring to Snapchat " said Cluley , but could be even more uncomfortable for consumers. After all, the pictures can be kept by the recipient that "screen- grab" for instance. " These photographs and moving contacts could potentially be used for cyberbullying , plus blackmail ," he says , especially if associated with a real name.
Hackers can also do fake an ID calling using your contact to circumvent a security measure , speaks Bo Holland, organizer and CEO of AllClear ID , a company protection of individuality. Even lacking a real name , however , customers can be spammed with content messages - known as " smishing " - asking citizens to click on links that include malware , a virus that can retrieve the data stored there photographs, catalogs , contact email, in addition to passwords . " Telephone numbers are a block structure for hackers ," says Adam Levin, co - initiator of identity theft online security corporation 911. A number of 37.3 million Internet customers faced phishing assaults in 2013 , growing 87% over the past three years, in proportion to an online survey company security measures Kaspersky Lab . " Smartphones are now no communication devices , " Levin pronounce . "These storage devices . "
So why do companies want the number of your cell phone? "It is an essential and useful part of e- business", Fertik talks "but that is not supposed to give without a specific reason. " For those persistent for a package or get on a flight, for example, help to get text note on delays . In addition, mobile numbers can be a valuable two authentication factors , says e-commerce consultant Bryan Eisenberg. Step One: Enter the name of the consumer and the code word to your email , community networks or bank account. Step Two : receiving a text note to validate transforms . This can also be done with an email is less important or contact that redirects Google Voice calls and texts to your phone, for that reason, Eisenberg has provided your mobile number to Google , but not accessed Facebook . It contains an account of Snapchat .
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