Dating apps may put users’ personal data at risk
Researchers at Kaspersky Labs report that several popular online dating apps suffer from vulnerabilities in securing personal data. Users may be at risk of being deanonymized with their locations trackable and personally identifiable information (PII) in danger of being intercepted. Attackers could use the data for a variety of malicious purposes.
Poor security during data transmission is a common problem. For example, some apps upload…
Link: Weekly Threat Report 10th November 2017
Source: NCSC Reports