A Snapchat representative said a third party application that can send and receive snaps is responsible for the photo leaks.
Snapchat responded to a reported leak of photos sent through its service this morning, saying it was not a result of a breach of the company's security.
The company said it was a result of a leak from a third party app.
They said the applications access features of the applications developed by Facebook and Google.
In its terms of service, Snapchat does not explicitly allow third-party applications, and dozens of such applications have been removed from the Google Play and Apple App Store.
"Snapchatters were victimized by their use of third-party apps to send and receive Snaps, a practice that we expressly prohibit in our Terms of Use precisely because they compromise our users' security," Mary Ritti, a spokesperson for Snapchat, told BuzzFeed News. "We vigilantly monitor the App Store and Google Play for illegal third-party apps and have succeeded in getting many of these removed."
Third-party apps for Snapchat aren't as popular as they've been for other social platforms like Facebook, particularly due to unreliablity.
In a recent report by Buzzfeed News, Facebook has reduced on the number of applications it allows to use Facebook Login, instituting a review process for some apps earlier this year.
This week, the company would begin serving its first ads "soon" through the app's Stories feature.
This monetization push will be a critical element of the company's growth in its way to justifying a reported $10 billion valuation.
