TikTok: Information Disclosure on TikTok Unplugged Site

An attacker could have retrieved information such as a list of installed packages and their versions due to improper information disclosure on the TikTik Unplugged site. We thank @nanwn for reporting this to our team and confirming the resolution...

TikTok: TikTok 2FA Bypass

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TikTok Can Now Collect Biometric Data

This is probably worth paying attention to: A change to TikToks U.S. privacy policy on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app "may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information" from its users content. This includes things like "faceprints and voiceprints," th...

TikTok Quietly Updated Its Privacy Policy to Collect Users' Biometric Data

Popular short-form video-sharing service TikTok quietly revised its privacy policy in the U.S., allowing it to automatically collect biometric information such as faceprints and voiceprints from the content its users post on the platform. The policy change, first spotted by TechCrunch, went into...

TikTok: Bypassing authorization of linked Instagram account

A bug was found in the capability to link a user's Instagram account to their TikTok profile page, where if a user changed their Instagram username, the link on their TikTok profile would not update accordingly. We thank @ckerha for reporting this to our team...

Adware Spreads via Fake TikTok App, Laptop Offers

Malicious Android apps disguised as TikTok and offers for free Lenovo laptops are being used in ad-stuffing attacks underway against devices on the Jio telecom network in India, security researchers warn. Researchers from Zscaler report this threat actor has been operating various phishing scams...

TikTok: TikTok Session Donation CSRF via QR code login

A CSRF Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability was reported in TikTok's QR code login which could have potentially caused a user to log into an attacker-controlled account. We thank @lauritz for reporting this to our team and confirming the resolution...

Security Analysis Clears TikTok of Censorship, Privacy Accusations

Nebulous privacy and censorship criticisms about video social-media app TikTok have been swirling for months. Security analysts from CitizenLab are the first to collect real data on the platform’s source code, and reported that TikTok meets reasonable standards of security and privacy. The...

The Malwarebytes 2021 State of Malware report: Lock and Code S02E04

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs. In addition, we tune in to a special presentation from Adam Kujawa about the 2021 State of Malware report, which analyzed the top cybercrime goals of 2020 amidst the global pandemic. If you just pay...

Clubhouse Conversations Recorded, Researchers Warn

At nearly a year old, the invitation-only, audio-based social-media platform ClubHouse is grappling with security issues on multiple fronts, but the consensus among researchers is coming into focus: Assume your ClubHouse conversations are being recorded. The company confirmed to Bloomberg that ov...

Omegle investigation raises new concerns for kids’ safety

Social media site Omegle is under fire after an investigation found boys using the platform to expose themselves on camera, and adults exposing themselves to minors. Omegle users are paired with a random stranger who they can socialize with via text or video chat. An investigation by the British...

TikTok: Subdomain Takeover via Unclaimed Amazon S3 Bucket (Musical.ly)

An unclaimed Amazon S3 bucket which no longer used for any TikTok applications and did not host any user data could have allowed a takeover on a musical.ly subdomain. We thank @daik0n for reporting this to our team...

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked Accounts

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter this week all took steps to crack down on users involved in trafficking hijacked user accounts across their platforms. The coordinated action seized hundreds of accounts the companies say have played a major role in facilitating the trade and often lucrati...

A Coordinated Takedown Targets 'OGUser' Account Thieves

Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok have all taken action against the hacker community in recent days...

TikTok vulnerability allowed hackers to access users’ phone numbers

By Waqas The vulnerability which has now been fixed by TikTok existed in its "Find Friends." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: TikTok vulnerability allowed hackers to access users phone numbers...

TikTok: CSRF on TikTok Ads Portal

A CSRF Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability was reported in the TikTok Ads portal which could have been used to disable an ad campaign. We thank @probatorem for reporting this to our team...

TikTok Flaw Lay Bare Phone Numbers, User IDs For Phishing Attacks

A vulnerability in the popular TikTok short-form video-sharing platform could have allowed attackers to easily compile users’ phone numbers, unique user IDs and other data ripe for phishing attacks. TikTok, owned by ByteDance, has more than 800 million active users worldwide. The vulnerability,...

TikTok Bug Could Have Exposed Users' Profile Data and Phone Numbers

Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed a now-patched security flaw in TikTok that could have potentially enabled an attacker to build a database of the app's users and their associated phone numbers for future malicious activity. Although this flaw only impacts those users who have linked...

TikTok Bug Could Have Exposed Users' Profile Data and Phone Numbers

Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed a now-patched security flaw in TikTok that could have potentially enabled an attacker to build a database of the app's users and their associated phone numbers for future malicious activity. Although this flaw only impacts those users who have linked...

A week in security (January 18 – January 24)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at changes to WhatsApp’s privacy policy, we provided information about Malwarebytes being targeted by the same threat actor that was implicated in the SolarWinds breach, we told the story of ZeroLogon, looked at the pros and cons of Zoom watermarking,...