TikTok Users Exposed to One Click Account Hijacking
Microsoft has revealed in a blog post that the high-severity vulnerability in the TikTok Android application could have led to a compromise of the security of over a billion users The security of users of the TikTok Android app could have been compromised as it was just a step away from pressing the malicious link on the platform. Microsoft in a report revealed, “Attackers could have then accessed and modified users’ TikTok profiles and sensitive information, such as by publicizing private videos, sending messages, and uploading videos on behalf of users.” Also, read Why Are Your TikTok Videos Not Getting Views? Here Are the Reasons
What is TikTok Security Glitch?
The security glitch on TikTok which was compromised is the vulnerability in question and is believed to be present in all the latest versions of the TikTok Android app, which has been installed over 1.5 billion times. TikTok has two flavors for its Android client and Microsoft found out that the high-severity vulnerability was affecting both flavors of the app. TikTok responded to the claims and said that TikTok has fixed the issue. In a statement by spokesperson, Maureen Shanahan, said, “Through our partnership with security researchers at Microsoft, we discovered and quickly fixed a vulnerability in some older versions of the Android app.” Microsoft confirmed TikTok’s response to the report and said “We gave them information about the vulnerability and collaborated to help fix this issue.” Also, read Shocking TikTok Data Collection Revealed! Ugly Truth of TikTok
Wrapping Up
It is shocking! A blog post by Microsoft revealed that the high-severity vulnerability in the TikTok Android application has led to the compromise of users’ information with a single press on the platform. The One Click Account Hijacking on TikTok will lead to an account security breach through a malicious link. To know more about it, read the entire article!
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