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Tinder Flaw Lets Anyone Snoop on Your Swipes
January 24, 2018

Israeli security firm Checkmarx released a report on the subject, entitled “Are You on Tinder? Someone May Be Watching You Swipe.” The paper covers two distinct and potentially troubling flaws. The first takes advantage of unsecured Tinder protocols; the second can discern what happens behind secured connections with a little... Read More

Tinder app can let people see who you match with and swipe left or right on
January 24, 2018

The vulnerabilities were uncovered by cyber security firm Checkmarx, which describes them as “disturbing”. It discovered that the Tinder app lacks basic HTTPS encryption for profile pictures, allowing anyone using... Read More

Hackers can see and edit your Tinder pictures and matches simply by joining the same Wi-Fi network as you
January 24, 2018

Researchers from Checkmarx have released a report titled ‘Are You on Tinder? Someone May Be Watching You Swipe’ in which they explain Tinder’s lack of HTTPS encryption. The researchers built... Read More

Tinder user? Lack of encryption means stalkers can watch you at it…
January 24, 2018

Dismiss it as a cheesy idea if you like, but Tinder claims to process 1,600,000,000 swipes a day and to set up 1,000,000 dates a week. At more than 11,000... Read More

Your Tinder secrets could be EXPOSED: Massive security flaws in the app could let strangers hijack your photos, spy on your swipes and see pictures of all your matches
January 24, 2018

Researchers from Tel Aviv-based security firm Checkmarx found it is possible for a hacker to take control of profile pictures and swap them for inappropriate content and rogue advertising. One... Read More

Tinder’s Non-Existent Encryption Means Someone Could Be Watching Your Swipes
January 24, 2018

Researchers from an app security firm have made a rather worrying discovery about how encrypted certain parts of the dating app Tinder are. The Tel Aviv-based firm Checkmarx discovered that if they were on... Read More

Tinder Vulnerability Lets Strangers See Your Photos & Matches
January 24, 2018

Turns out even that might not be safe, thanks to the efforts of researchers from Tel Aviv-based security firm Checkmarx. According to the report from WIRED, it seems that there exists a vulnerability in the Tinder app that lets anyone connected to the same WiFi as you to potentially snoop in... Read More

Tinder Vulnerability Lets Strangers See Your Photos & Matches
January 24, 2018

Turns out even that might not be safe, thanks to the efforts of researchers from Tel Aviv-based security firm Checkmarx. According to the report from WIRED, it seems that there exists... Read More

Researchers find Tinder is a steaming hot … security mess
January 24, 2018

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... Read More

Two Tinder Security Flaws Mean Strangers Can Spy On Your Swipes
January 24, 2018

Lurkers sharing an unsecured Wi-Fi network with you could see when you're swiping right or left on Tinder and when you start a chat with someone, according to security research... Read More

Researchers Say Tinder’s Limited Encryption Makes It Ripe for Hackers
January 24, 2018

Researchers at Tel Aviv-based app security firm Checkmarx recently demonstrated that Tinder lacks basic HTTPS encryption for photos. That means that if they were on the same Wi-Fi network as someone using... Read More

Tinder flaw could expose your swipes to snoops
January 24, 2018

There's a basic security measure missing from Tinder's mobile dating app. And it could let prying eyes see your potential matches, along with whether you swiped left or right, a security firm has found. The issue was discovered by researchers at the security firm Checkmarx. The company says itstems from Tinder's decision to not use... Read More

Flaws in Tinder App Put Users’ Privacy at Risk, Researchers Say
January 23, 2018

Be careful as you swipe left and right—someone could be watching. Security researchers say Tinder isn’t doing enough to secure its popular dating app, putting the privacy of users at... Read More

Snoopers could eavesdrop on Tinder photos and swipes says security company
January 23, 2018

Snoopers could be able to see images downloaded by Tinder users and whether users swiped left and right on them, according to a security company. Uncovered by researchers at application... Read More

Tinder’s Lack of Encryption Lets Strangers Spy on Your Swipes
January 23, 2018

On Tuesday, researchers at Tel Aviv-based app security firm Checkmarx demonstrated that Tinder still lacks basic HTTPS encryption for photos. Just by being on the same Wi-Fi network as any... Read More

Tinder Security Bug: Encryption Flaw Exposes Photos, Swipes To Hackers
January 23, 2018

Application security testing company Checkmarx first identified the issue , which allows an attacker to decode encryption signatures in both the iOS and Android version of Tinder to see what actions a... Read More

Tinder flaws could expose your swipes to prying eyes
January 23, 2018

Today, the security firm Checkmarx released troubling information about two vulnerabilities within Tinder, the popular dating app. The issues are present in both the iOS and Android app and allow a... Read More

Tinder flaws could expose your swipes to prying eyes
January 23, 2018

Today, the security firm Checkmarx released troubling information about two vulnerabilities within Tinder, the popular dating app. The issues are present in both the iOS and Android app and allow a... Read More

APP FLAWS ALLOW SNOOPS TO SPY ON TINDER USERS, RESEARCHERS SAY
January 23, 2018

Researchers at Checkmarx say they have discovered a pair of vulnerabilities in the Tinder Android and iOS dating applications that could allow an attacker to snoop on user activity and... Read More

Hackers can see your Tinder photos and figure out your matches
January 23, 2018

Tinder isn’t using encryption to keep your photos safe from strangers who are sharing the same coffee shop Wi-Fi as you, security researchers found in a report today. Researchers from the... Read More

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