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TECHNOLOGY 96 Tik Tok Security At Stake Hackers Get An Access To User Accounts One of the famous apps on social media in today’s time since last year is Tik Tok. This app has kept several users entertained. Boys and girls are happy exploring their interest on this app. So far it has been going well and now there is a potent threat to this app, hackers are able to easily access user’s tik tok account. This is in no way a good sign. As this Chinese owned company continues to grow, the cybersecurity research check firm has found multiple vulnerabilities within this video-sharing app. WWW.WISHESH.NET | JANUARY 2020 During the audit, the check point research says that they could successfully spoof text users. This means, when a user clicked the fake link, the hacker could easily access the user’s account. This is definitely a bad sign. This would have enabled hackers to change several settings on a user’s account like adding, deleting and altering other settings. In addition to this, the audit researchers say, through cross-siting, Tik Tok’s