Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Tinder, Other Dating Apps Vulnerable To Exploits, Say Researchers

Dating apps from Los Angeles-based Tinder--not to mention similar apps from Bumble, OK Cupid, Zoosk, WeChat, and many others--are apparently full of security holes, according to researchers. Researchers said they were able to hack into the apps for many dating sites--tracking user locations, matching to social networking profiles, Facebook account information and user IDs, and much more. According to those researchers, they were even able to determine the Facebook authentication token for Tinder, and gain full access to accounts; with Tinder, the researchers said they were even able to intercept traffic to determine what accounts a user might be viewing based on unencrypted traffic for pulling up images of others.

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