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March 31, 2020 02:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/b9OpT_fzcp4/houseparty-app-offers-1m-reward-to-unmask-entity-behind-hacking-smear-campaign
Houseparty App Offers $1M Reward To Unmask Entity Behind Hacking Smear Campaign
Houseparty, a video conferencing desktop and mobile application, said it would pay a $1 million bounty to anyone who could unmask the entity behind what the company described as "a paid commercial smear campaign." From a report: The company's apparent anger comes after Houseparty has been at the center of media reports published yesterday by three British tabloids. The Sun, the Express, and Mirror Online reported on Monday on a large number of Houseparty users claiming they had social media accounts hacked and taken over after installing the video conferencing app on their smartphones. Users reported having Netflix, eBay, Instagram, Snapchat, and Spotify accounts taken over; however, very few were able to provide details about what really happened. Houseparty officials feel they're now being defamed unjustly in a game of dirty politics.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/b9OpT_fzcp4/houseparty-app-offers-1m-reward-to-unmask-entity-behind-hacking-smear-campaign
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