'The Snappening': nude Snapchat pictures leaked

Thousands of Snapchat pictures, many of users aged between 13 and 17, have been leaked to 4chan

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Pictures of up to 200,000 teenagers have been stolen from the Snapchat messaging service and posted to controversial online picture-sharing service 4chan.

Nicknamed 'The Snappening', the massive data breach is thought to have affected hundreds of thousands of users, many of them under the age of 18. It came about when hackers managed to access a service called SnapSaved.com, which has been collecting photos and videos for years, Business Insider reports.

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