Is my snapchat safe from Snapchat Spy?
Everyone and their mother is using Snapchat nowadays, and with the huge popularity of the application comes security risks. Many people are wondering whether the Snapchat hacks such as the one found here are legitimate hacking tools that can hack into a Snapchat account. This blog will be a short, concise overview of what exactly Snapchat hacks can do and the past practices to avoid falling victim to them.
First off, you have to understand that the hackers do not target Snapchat's services directly but rather third party apps. These third party apps are used by Snapchat users to save images to view them later. Now, there is no harm in using these third party applications if they are only used to save innocent photos and videos. The harm occurs when they are used to save images that are meant to be kept private. If people use these third party Snapchat apps to save Snaps and Videos then hackers can target these third party services and hack into them. Once they hack into the third party applications they can retrieve any file that has been saved through said third party application.
Now that we have established that the Snapchat hacks are not used to directly hack into a Snapchat account but are instead used to hack into third party applications I bet you can already guess how you can prevent your account from getting hacked.
Now, of course you do not know who is or who is not using a third party application to spy on your snapchat but you can rule out certain people who you don't trust and simply never send snaps to them ever again. This is the best way to prevent your Snapchat from ever getting hacked into. It is therefore up you to make a decision of who you trust and who you don't trust. Only send Snaps to people you trust. And another thing, do not post your snapchat username online. You can never be too careful when it comes to applications like Snapchat that are often used to send sensitive photos.
First off, you have to understand that the hackers do not target Snapchat's services directly but rather third party apps. These third party apps are used by Snapchat users to save images to view them later. Now, there is no harm in using these third party applications if they are only used to save innocent photos and videos. The harm occurs when they are used to save images that are meant to be kept private. If people use these third party Snapchat apps to save Snaps and Videos then hackers can target these third party services and hack into them. Once they hack into the third party applications they can retrieve any file that has been saved through said third party application.
Now that we have established that the Snapchat hacks are not used to directly hack into a Snapchat account but are instead used to hack into third party applications I bet you can already guess how you can prevent your account from getting hacked.
- Do not use third party applications
- Do not send snaps to people who you suspect are using a third party application
Now, of course you do not know who is or who is not using a third party application to spy on your snapchat but you can rule out certain people who you don't trust and simply never send snaps to them ever again. This is the best way to prevent your Snapchat from ever getting hacked into. It is therefore up you to make a decision of who you trust and who you don't trust. Only send Snaps to people you trust. And another thing, do not post your snapchat username online. You can never be too careful when it comes to applications like Snapchat that are often used to send sensitive photos.