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Canada orders TikTok to shut down over national risk concerns
The Canadian government has ordered the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada following a multi-step review that provided information and evidence of the social media company posing a national risk.
- November 07, 2024
- 11:23 AM
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US sues TikTok for violating children privacy protection laws
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, alleging widespread violations of children's privacy laws.
- August 02, 2024
- 04:49 PM
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TikTok fixes zero-day bug used to hijack high-profile accounts
Over the past week, attackers have hijacked high-profile TikTok accounts belonging to multiple companies and celebrities, exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the social media's direct messages feature.
- June 04, 2024
- 05:57 PM
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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.
- September 24, 2023
- 10:11 AM
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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.
- September 17, 2023
- 02:34 PM
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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.
- September 15, 2023
- 09:05 AM
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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.
- May 20, 2023
- 11:08 AM
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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.
- January 15, 2023
- 10:05 AM
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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.
- November 28, 2022
- 01:40 PM
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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.
- September 05, 2022
- 09:52 AM
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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.
- August 31, 2022
- 12:00 PM
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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.
- August 19, 2022
- 02:12 PM
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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.
- November 17, 2021
- 12:07 PM
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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.
- January 26, 2021
- 06:00 AM
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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.
- November 23, 2020
- 06:28 PM
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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.
- September 24, 2020
- 12:02 PM
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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.
- September 22, 2020
- 05:21 AM
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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.
- January 08, 2020
- 05:00 AM
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