Snapchat staff payroll data leaked in phishing scam

Snapchat has said that it is “impossibly sorry” after a data leak exposed payroll information for some of its current and former employees, reports the Guardian.

The company was the victim of a common phishing scam, centered around an email that purported to have been sent by Snapchat’s chief executive Evan Spiegel. The email asked staff to share confidential payroll information, but the scam went undetected by the company’s employees.

Snapchat staff payroll data leaked in phishing scam