TikTok fixes a number of ugly security flaws

It's nice when an online service promptly fixes security flaws. But sometimes the bugs themselves are so egregious that you have to wonder what other dangers lurk in that code. 

Case in point: video sharing app TikTok. 

Security company Check Point Research found a number of security issues in the TikTok app and on its website, potentially allowing an attacker to control someone else's account, delete their videos, upload unauthorized videos, make private videos public and reveal a user's personal information, including their private email address. 

TikTok being one of the most popular apps out there, this would be pretty bad. But, again, it's the amount and the type of bugs found that's more worrying.  Read more...