Category Archives: online dating

5 Dating Apps Leak More than 1 Million User Profiles and Sensitive Information

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This month, WizCase researchers discovered 5 separate data leaks of personal information belonging to dating app users in the US, Japan and South Korea. The data, which was easily accessed due to misconfigured and unsecure servers, included user inform… Continue reading 5 Dating Apps Leak More than 1 Million User Profiles and Sensitive Information→

Social Distancing: The hidden risks of online exposure

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Whether you’ve bunked up with your family or you’re self-isolating, you are among the crowds engaged in a struggle of social distancing, which is quickly becoming the norm in 2020. While staying at home may limit the spread of the disease a… Continue reading Social Distancing: The hidden risks of online exposure→

Tinder to get panic button, catfish-fighting facial recognition

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It’s both a genius move to protect from assault and fraud and a personal data grab. Continue reading Tinder to get panic button, catfish-fighting facial recognition→

Match knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges

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Match.com allegedly put users on its free version at risk – by not filtering out communications that it knew were from fake accounts. Continue reading Match knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges→

Smashing Security #093: Abandoned domains and dating app dangers

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How do fraudsters exploit abandoned domains to steal your company’s secrets? How can you better protect your privacy when looking for love online? And who has the longest arms in the animal kingdom?
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition … Continue reading Smashing Security #093: Abandoned domains and dating app dangers→