A week in security (October 3 – 9)

Categories: News

Tags: romance scammer

Tags: android vulnerabilities

Tags: SQL servers

Tags: Data Access Agreement

Tags: bogus job offers

Tags: Kim Kardashian

Tags: TikTok

Tags: smishing

Tags: ransomware review

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TikTok faces $28m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy

Categories: News

Tags: ICO

Tags: tiktok

Tags: data

Tags: protection

Tags: kids

Tags: children

Tags: fine

Tags: privacy

Tags: safety

The ICOs is looking to fine TikTok over what it claims are issues related to the UK’s data protection laws.

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Vulnerability in TikTok Android app could lead to one-click account hijacking

Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft discovered a high-severity vulnerability in the TikTok Android application, now identified as CVE-2022-28799 and fixed by TikTok, which could have allowed attackers to compromise users’ accounts with a single click.

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Spying on the spies. See what JavaScript commands get injected by in-app browsers

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Krause

Tags: inappbrowser.com

Tags: Meta

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Instagram

Tags: TikTok

A developer and privacy expert created a platform that allows iOS users to see injected JavaScript in their in-app browsers

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A week in security (July 25 – July 31)

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Tags: backdoor

Tags: blog recap

Tags: bytedance

Tags: cookies

Tags: data breach

Tags: Google

Tags: linux

Tags: microsoft

Tags: ransomware

Tags: SQL injection

Tags: T-Mobile

Tags: tiktok

Tags: Uber

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A week in security (July 25 – July 31)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:51:04 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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TikTok owner ByteDance pushed a pro-China agenda to Americans, say former employees

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:04:07 +0000

We take a look at claims of both censorship and promotion related to various apps from the Bytedance stable.

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The Wren Eleanor story: Why you should keep your kids’ images off social media

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:00 +0000

A 3-year old TikTok influencer has got parents talking about how to keep images of their kids away from online creeps.

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The Wren Eleanor story: Why you should keep your kids off social media

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:00 +0000

A 3-year old TikTok influencer has got parents talking about how to keep images of their kids away from online creeps.

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TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:51:08 +0000

According to the FCC commissioner, TikTok being a video app is the “sheep’s clothing”, suggesting a wolf hides underneath those funny videos.

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