Do not do ‘this mistake’ in the use of TikTok
Saturday - January 11, 2020 4:11 pm ,
Category : WTN SPECIAL
Hackers keep an eye on your TikTok
Hackers hacking TikTok through only an SMS
JAN 11 (WTN) - People's craze for social media platform TikTok is not hidden from anyone in India, the world's second-largest population. Let us know that there are around 150 crore users of TikTok all over the world, while the number of TikTok users in India is in crores. TikTok app has close to 30 crore active users in India alone. But if you entertain through TikTok, then for your information, let us know that questions are being raised on TikTok's security these days.
Let us know that in the US, where there is the fear of users’ data being hacked through the popular Chinese social media platform TikTok, and in Israel, the cybersecurity firm Check Point has also reported the risk of TikTok being hacked. Yes, cybersecurity research firm Check Point has identified hidden threats in the TikTok mobile app. According to research, due to these weaknesses in the app, hackers can easily hack users' accounts and breach their personal details.
However, the firm says that they have informed the TikTok authorities about this weakness and have also given a solution so that they can easily solve the problem. Explain that in your report, Check Point Research has told that hackers can hack the TikTok account via an SMS. If the users clicked on a link on the SMS, the hacker gets control of their TikTok account. With the help of this link and control, hackers can share anything on their account. That is, hackers can delete users' videos, upload them or make private videos public.
In this regard, the Check Point says that due to this lack of TikTok, personal information of users may also be leaked. The report states that the reason for this weakness of TikTok is a sub-domain of TikTok itself. However, according to information received from the media, TikTok says that they are committed to protecting the data of users and promotes various security researchers like other institutions. By the way, for your information, let us know that before going in public, Check Point has confirmed this and we try to resolve all such problems in the latest update.
So if you also use TikTok, then we recommend you not to click on any unknown and suspicious SMS, because hackers will get the link to your TikTok if you have done it by mistake. And if hackers found a link to your TikTok, they could misuse your TikTok, which you may have to bear the brunt. So our advice is that first do not click on any suspicious SMS and keep updating your TikTok app from time to time.
JAN 11 (WTN) - People's craze for social media platform TikTok is not hidden from anyone in India, the world's second-largest population. Let us know that there are around 150 crore users of TikTok all over the world, while the number of TikTok users in India is in crores. TikTok app has close to 30 crore active users in India alone. But if you entertain through TikTok, then for your information, let us know that questions are being raised on TikTok's security these days.
Let us know that in the US, where there is the fear of users’ data being hacked through the popular Chinese social media platform TikTok, and in Israel, the cybersecurity firm Check Point has also reported the risk of TikTok being hacked. Yes, cybersecurity research firm Check Point has identified hidden threats in the TikTok mobile app. According to research, due to these weaknesses in the app, hackers can easily hack users' accounts and breach their personal details.
However, the firm says that they have informed the TikTok authorities about this weakness and have also given a solution so that they can easily solve the problem. Explain that in your report, Check Point Research has told that hackers can hack the TikTok account via an SMS. If the users clicked on a link on the SMS, the hacker gets control of their TikTok account. With the help of this link and control, hackers can share anything on their account. That is, hackers can delete users' videos, upload them or make private videos public.
In this regard, the Check Point says that due to this lack of TikTok, personal information of users may also be leaked. The report states that the reason for this weakness of TikTok is a sub-domain of TikTok itself. However, according to information received from the media, TikTok says that they are committed to protecting the data of users and promotes various security researchers like other institutions. By the way, for your information, let us know that before going in public, Check Point has confirmed this and we try to resolve all such problems in the latest update.
So if you also use TikTok, then we recommend you not to click on any unknown and suspicious SMS, because hackers will get the link to your TikTok if you have done it by mistake. And if hackers found a link to your TikTok, they could misuse your TikTok, which you may have to bear the brunt. So our advice is that first do not click on any suspicious SMS and keep updating your TikTok app from time to time.
