Tag: tiktok cyber security

[ad_1] TikTok, the short-video platform has come under the fire over its data security issues. TikTok, the short-video sensation that's among the world's most downloaded apps, is coming under increased scrutiny about its data security as it guards the personal information of over a billion users.On Monday, several cybersecurity analysts tweeted about the discovery of what was purportedly a breach of an insecure server that allowed access to TikTok's storage, which they believe contained personal user data. Only days earlier, Microsoft Corp. said it had found a “high-severity vulnerability” in TikTok's Android application, “which would have allowed attackers to compromise users' accounts with a single click.” ByteDance Ltd.'s ...