OKCupid security flaws could have given hackers access to user accounts

guest · Jul 29, 2020

OKCupid security flaws could have given hackers access to user accounts
OKCupid fixed the flaws and says no users were impacted
July 29, 2020
https://www.engadget.com/okcupid-security-vulnerabilities-online-dating-100022505.html

The data contained in dating apps is both very personal and valuable to hackers, who can use it to make highly convincing cyberattacks. So it’s always disturbing to learn about dating app security flaws.

In a report released today, security research firm CheckPoint Research announced that it found several security vulnerabilities in OKCupid’s website and mobile apps. The flaws could have allowed hackers to access users’ full profile details, private messages, personal addresses and more. Hackers could even send messages from their victims’ profiles.
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CheckPoint disclosed its findings to OKCupid, and developers have fixed the flaws within 48 hours. Fortunately, OKCupid says no users were impacted by the vulnerabilities. But as CheckPoint points out, this is a reminder that, while dating apps contain sensitive and personal information, they may not be as safe as we’d like.
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Check Point Research: Hacker, 22, seeks LTR with your data: vulnerabilities found on popular OkCupid dating app

With over 50 million registered users since its launch, and the majority aged between 25 and 34, OkCupid is one of the most popular dating platforms globally.

The research presented here shows the risks associated with one of the longest-established and most popular apps in its sector. The dire need for privacy and data security becomes far more crucial when so much private and intimate information being stored, managed and analyzed in an app. The app and platform was created to bring people together, but of course where people go, criminals will follow, looking for easy pickings.
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