Snapchat will ask users to stop using unauthorized apps after the compromise of an app that offered to save snaps led to questions about the security of the photo and video messaging application itself.

The company, whose claim to fame is that it deletes content from its own servers and the Snapchat app on mobile devices after it is viewed by recipients, has also warned previously that any application that isn’t from the company but claims to offer Snapchat services violates its terms of use and cannot be trusted.

Starting Tuesday, Snapchat will notify its users when it’s detected that they may be using third-party apps, according to a blog post. It will ask those users to change their password and stop using unauthorized apps.

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