According to various reports, the popular video platform TikTok is said to have been hacked. The reports are currently contradictory. Nevertheless, you should definitely change your password and be on the lookout for malicious emails in the near future.
Hackers regularly attempt to steal data from large companies to gain access to accounts or other things. The hackers use the stolen data to forge programs as official Nvidia software.
Now there is said to be a major data leak at the video platform TikTok. This is reported by the online magazine Forbes.
The security team of Beehive explains in a Twitter post that the data leak is now official but does not name a specific source. The company Behive describes itself as an “independent CyberSecurity Research & Enforcement Team.”
As MeinMMO, we have asked the company TikTok for a statement and will keep you updated if there is anything new.
Change your password and watch out for strange emails
What is this alleged hack? The first reports of an alleged hack appeared on September 3 in a forum. Here a user had posted screenshots of an alleged breach at TikTok and WeChat. The tables, screenshots, and a video are now visible on Twitter.
The user also explained that the hackers claim to have stolen around 2 billion records from the database. There was also a link to two examples and a video with a table containing some data.
TikTok stated in an initial statement (via bloomberg.com) that the claims about a security vulnerability discovered over the weekend (September 3 and 4, 2022) are false:
Our security team investigated this claim and found that the code in question has nothing to do with TikTok’s backend source code.
Troy Hunt, an Australian web security consultant, also viewed the posted materials and stated that there are matches between user profiles and videos (via twitter.com). However, some details in the leaked files were publicly accessible data that could have been found without a leak.
Additionally, there is speculation that the data did not actually come from TikTok itself, but from a third party that integrates TikTok for marketing or e-commerce purposes.
What does this mean for you? First, you should change your password if you haven’t done so already. Whether the hack is confirmed or not, a new password significantly improves your account security.
If you have used your TikTok password on other platforms as well, then change those too. Once your password is in the hackers’ database, they can quickly gain access to other accounts.
Moreover, you should enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on TikTok. This is an additional security measure and protects you.
Furthermore, you should be on the lookout for strange emails. If hackers have stolen thousands of users’ emails, they are often used after the fact to send manipulated emails. With such emails, you can quickly catch malware or other nasty things.
Tips and tricks for passwords: Are you looking for help or need a new password? Then take a look at our overview. In our article, we present a handful of tips that you should use for a new password:
