Snapchat released a security patch update

Prior to hackers spreading a list of 4.6 million users of Snapchat, the service has released a new update to fix the bug that hackers are exploiting.

Snapchat has just released a new update to fix the security vulnerability it has

According to Neowin on January 3, the new Snapchat update fixes bugs using a friend search engine. This is the tool that hackers have used to collect a large number of phone numbers and usernames.

In parallel, Snapchat also announced that the new update also improved Snapchat application's access speed and limitations of some other options in the software.

Earlier, hackers spread about 4.6 million Snapchat accounts of users.