With direct private messages, hackers attempted to take control of well-known and popular profiles, such as that of Paris Hilton and CNN, on the social networking platform TikTok. The Chinese company ByteDance, which owns TikTok, also confirmed the incident, describing the threat as “exploitable”. “We are working closely with CNN to restore access to the account and implement enhanced security measures to protect their account going forward. We are committed to maintaining the integrity of the platform and will continue to monitor for any further suspicious activity,” a company spokesperson said. Jake Moore, a technology expert and security consultant at ESET, said it’s a type of “zero-click attack,” meaning the TikTok user doesn’t even have to click on any links in the message to be affected. Instead, just opening the malicious message deploys the malware. “The malware could grant access to the hacker by presenting a new […]
Source: News Beast
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