Hacker swipes Snapchat’s source code, publishes it on GitHub

guest · Aug 7, 2018

Hacker swipes Snapchat’s source code, publishes it on GitHub
August 07, 2018
https://thenextweb.com/security/201...snapchats-source-code-publishes-it-on-github/

At the time of writing, the repo has been removed by GitHub following a DMCA request from Snap Inc (we’ll get to that later), so we can’t take a closer look and see what it contains. That said, there are a few clues to its contents.

The repository has a description of “Source Code for SnapChat,” and is written in Apple’s Objective-C programming language. This strongly suggests that the repo contained part or whole of the company’s iOS application, although there’s no way we can know for certain

The language used in the DMCA request is fascinating, and conveys a sense of genuine panic in the organization, which in turn suggests that the contents of the repository are legitimate. Rather than using formal legal terminology, the request is predominantly written in all-caps.

[...] the repository was potentially online for over two months.
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