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Fake celebrity photo leak videos flood TikTok with Temu referral codes

TikTok is flooded with videos promoting fake nude celebrity photo leaks used to push referral rewards for the Temu online megastore.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 24, 2023
- 10:11 AM
- 3
TikTok flooded by 'Elon Musk' cryptocurrency giveaway scams

TikTok is flooded by a surge of fake cryptocurrency giveaways posted to the video-sharing platform, with almost all of the videos pretending to be themes based on Elon Musk, Tesla, or SpaceX.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 17, 2023
- 02:34 PM
- 1
TikTok slapped with $368 million fine over child privacy violations

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €345 million ($368 million) for violating the privacy of children between the ages of 13 and 17 while processing their data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 15, 2023
- 09:05 AM
- 8
Cloned CapCut websites push information stealing malware

A new malware distribution campaign is underway impersonating the CapCut video editing tool to push various malware strains to unsuspecting victims.
- Bill Toulas
- May 20, 2023
- 11:08 AM
- 0
TikTok slapped with $5.4 million fine over cookie opt-out feature

France's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined TikTok UK and TikTok Ireland €5,000,000 for making it difficult for users of the platform to refuse cookies and for not sufficiently informing them about their purpose.
- Bill Toulas
- January 15, 2023
- 10:05 AM
- 0
TikTok ‘Invisible Body’ challenge exploited to push malware

Hackers are capitalizing on a trending TikTok challenge named 'Invisible Challenge' to install malware on thousands of devices and steal their passwords, Discord accounts, and, potentially, cryptocurrency wallets.
- Bill Toulas
- November 28, 2022
- 01:40 PM
- 3
TikTok denies security breach after hackers leak user data, source code

TikTok denies recent claims it was breached, and source code and user data were stolen, telling BleepingComputer that data posted to a hacking forum is "completely unrelated" to the company.
- Bill Toulas
- September 05, 2022
- 09:52 AM
- 0
Microsoft found TikTok Android flaw that let hackers hijack accounts

Microsoft found and reported a high severity flaw in the TikTok Android app in February that allowed attackers to "quickly and quietly" take over accounts with one click by tricking targets into clicking a specially crafted malicious link.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 31, 2022
- 12:00 PM
- 1
New tool checks if a mobile app's browser is a privacy risk

A new online tool named 'InAppBrowser' lets you analyze the behavior of in-app browsers embedded within mobile apps and determine if they inject privacy-threatening JavaScript into websites you visit.
- Bill Toulas
- August 19, 2022
- 02:12 PM
- 0
TikTok phishing threatens to delete influencers’ accounts

Researchers have observed a new phishing campaign primarily targeting high-profile TikTok accounts belonging to influencers, brand consultants, production studios, and influencers' managers.
- Bill Toulas
- November 17, 2021
- 12:07 PM
- 0
TikTok fixes flaws allowing theft of private user information

ByteDance, the tech firm behind TikTok, has addressed a security vulnerability in the video-sharing social networking service which could have allowed attackers to steal users' private personal information.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 26, 2021
- 06:00 AM
- 0
TikTok fixes bugs allowing account takeover with one click

TikTok has addressed two vulnerabilities that could have allowed attackers to take over accounts with a single click when chained together for users who signed-up via third-party apps.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 23, 2020
- 06:28 PM
- 0
Phishing attacks are targeting your social network accounts

Scammers are targeting your social network accounts with phishing emails that pretend to be copyright violations or promises of a shiny 'blue checkmark' next to your name.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 24, 2020
- 12:02 PM
- 1
Popular TikTok profiles promote scammy apps generating $500,000

At least three TikTok profiles with more than 350,000 followers combined have been promoting multiple fraudulent mobile apps that generated $500,000 in profit, according to conservative estimation.
- Ionut Ilascu
- September 22, 2020
- 05:21 AM
- 1
TikTok Flaws Allowed Hackers to Delete Videos, Steal User Info

Security researchers found several vulnerabilities within TikTok's infrastructure that made it possible for potential attackers to hijack accounts to manipulate users' videos and steal their personal information.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 08, 2020
- 05:00 AM
- 0