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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.
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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