TikTok vulnerability

TikTok

Microsoft undercovers high severity vulnerability which could allow one-click hijacking of TikTok accounts

Microsoft has revealed details of a high severity vulnerability in the TikTok app for Android. The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team shares news of the now-fixed security flaw which the company says could have allowed an attacker to take over a victim’s account by simply getting them to click a malicious link.

With hundreds of millions of users around the world, TikTok is one of the most popular social platforms at the moment; the potential damage from the successful exploitation of such a vulnerability is huge.

By Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson -
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