Tag: TikTok

TikTok monitors journalists via app

Bytedance used its TikTok app to monitor several US journalists and their families. From a Chinese point of view, these are regrettable isolated cases. The Chinese company Bytedance has misused its video app TikTok to monitor the movements of several US journalists and their relatives who had the app installed on their phones. The Chinese company denied … Continue reading TikTok monitors journalists via app →

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TikTok: have you been the victim of a hack? Microsoft has found the flaw

Microsoft claims to have found the explanation behind a recent wave of TikTok account hacks. According to the firm, a flaw in the Android application allowed hackers to send spoofed links allowing them to immediately take control of their victims' accounts. The flaw, listed under the reference CVE-2022-28799 is now fixed: Microsoft notified the head of … Continue reading TikTok: have you been the victim of a hack? Microsoft has found the flaw →