HE TikTok According to information obtained by security experts such as BeeHive and published by Bloomberg, it recently suffered a major data breach. The company denied that the data was leaked. A large package of platform information is sold on a dark web forum that allegedly contains even user information – but passwords have not been released until now.
The published data sample includes 74 files containing TikTok, including PayPal records and hashtags popular with users. By BloombergSome information contained in the package may be public, but there is a possibility that the leak may contain personal data.
This is your pre-warning. #TikTok reported to have suffered a #Date #chewing, and if true, this could have implications in the coming days. We recommend changing your TikTok #password and enable Two-Factor Authentication if you haven’t already. pic.twitter.com/SvifAp5B24
— BeeHive CyberSecurity (@BeeHiveCyberSec) September 4, 2022
Microsoft recently found a serious vulnerability in TikTok. The flaw in question allowed user data to be stolen in a few clicks. However, the owner of the social network ByteDance, denies receiving data from company’s servers.
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TikTok said it was not the target of a hacker attack. in his statement Bloomberg, the company denied the allegations and said that no irregularities were found on its servers. “Our team investigated these allegations and did not find any evidence of security breaches.”
TikTok prioritizes the privacy and security of our users’ data. Our security team investigated these allegations and found no evidence of security breaches. https://t.co/TdCZDUFLPN
— TikTokComms (@TikTokComms) September 5, 2022
In another statement, the company said that the data in question is not linked to Tiktok codes. That is, the leaked data may be due to another app with a social network connection or third-party services.
“The security team investigated this statement and determined that the code in question had nothing to do with TikTok’s backend source code,” the social network said. However, analysis indicates that the data is correct, but the source of the content is still unclear, according to security experts.
OK, #TikTokViolation this is real. Our team analyzed public repositories to confirm partial user data leakage. pic.twitter.com/8ygcRKBMc3
— Bob Diachenko (@MayhemDayOne) September 5, 2022
Although there are no reports of password leaks, experts already recommend enabling two-factor authentication on the social network and changing the password. The tip is also to watch out for possible suspicious activity on your TikTok account.
Originally published at 9 am on 05/09. The text was updated with new information from TikTok on 05/09 at 15:30.
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