Employee emailed coworkers' personal data to an attacker

Synopsis

In February 2016, Snapchat experienced a data breach when an employee fell victim to a phishing scam. The attacker impersonated the CEO, Evan Spiegel, and requested payroll information. The employee, unaware of the scam, released sensitive data, poten...

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  • Snap Inc.

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