Researchers find Tinder is a steaming hot … security mess

The claim comes today from the Checkmarx Ltd. security team, which discovered what is described as “disturbing vulnerabilities in a highly popular dating application used by people across the globe.” The problems lies at the heart of how Tinder deals with information on the app, failing to use HTTPS-encryption on photos, meaning that potentially any photo on the app could be stolen and even additional photos injected into the app.