GIZMODO – Oct 25 – Using exploits ranging from simple to complex, researchers at the Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab say they could access users' location data, their real names and login info, their message history, and even see which profiles they've viewed. They tested Tinder, Bumble, OKCupid, Badoo, Mamba, Zoosk, Happn, WeChat and Paktor. Most apps have minimal HTTPS encryption, making it easy to access user data. The researchers say they have already sent their findings to the respective apps' developers.
Month: October 2017
The League Is Making Everyone’s First Profile Picture Black And White
Ashley Madison Users Blast Objector To $11.2M Breach Deal
LAW360 – Oct 23 – Ashley Madison users suing the online dating site over a 2015 data breach urged a Missouri federal judge to grant final approval to $11.2M deal to end the dispute, arguing that the sole objector had "highly individualized" demands that could not be addressed in a class settlement. The objector, identified only as "Mr. O'Malley," had urged the court to reject the deal because he believed that Ashley Madison should pay more to him because his "personal and financial injury is still ongoing and will continue right up until he dies," and that the site was "rewarded" in the settlement by being allowed to continue to exist.
by Alison Grande
See full article at Law360
Half Of Singletons In Britain Have Never Asked Someone On Date Face To Face
THE SUN – Oct 24 – A study of 1,500 single adults revealed that two thirds of people have never used a chat up line on someone they fancy, while 67% have never written a love letter. 46% have never dumped anyone in person. The research was commissioned by Grace Say Aloe – the brand behind the popular aloe vera drink. The study also found almost half of singletons think people have forgotten how to date in real life, now meeting people has become so accessible online.
Website That Helps Muslim Men Find Second Wife Has 100k Users In UK
Activity-Based Dating App Superdate Launches In Vancouver
PRWEB – Oct 23 – New dating app Superdate is matching people based on activities first, profiles second. Once users have signed up, they set their interests and start browsing activities first, not people. After picking out any activities they want to try, they're matched with people who're interested in the same ones. Then they check out their matches' profiles and connect with them. Superdate has launched in Vancouver. Expansion to major international cities is coming soon.
Grindr And Hornet Help LGBT Egyptians Stay Safe Amid Crackdown
Tinder’s Web App Is Now Widely Available
Meet Andrey Andreev, The Man Behind Badoo
THE TIMES – Oct 21 – Badoo is available in 190 countries and has 7x more users than Tinder. He's worth ~£700M and says the swipe was actually invented by him. He always wears a white T-shirt and jeans, and does not, as a rule, give interviews. "There have been lots of stories surrounding me. I'm not mysterious. I just don't like to have a big public profile." Andreev launched Badoo in 2009. "Swipes, by the way, were invented by us at the very beginning," he says. "Other apps took it. Tinder made it their number one feature. But we had it for ages." Andreev studied management at university in Moscow, but dropped out and joined his family in Spain. In the late Nineties, he founded the first of a series of start-ups and in 2003 became a millionaire after selling a majority share in an online advertising service Begun. It was around this time he turned his attention to dating. So in 2004 he created a service called Mamba. To this day, Mamba remains the most popular dating service in Russia. But after 18 months, Andreev again sold his stake in Mamba – a deal that will have made him many more millions – and moved on to his next project.
Mobile Fraud On The Rise
KOUNT BLOG – Oct 20 – In the Mobile Payments & Fraud: 2017 Report, ~40% of merchants surveyed reported that mobile channel fraud had increased, up from 23% who said so in 2015. Further, more than 1 in 5 (21.3%) thought that mobile fraud was increasing at a faster pace than mobile sales in general, while ~8% said mobile fraud was decreasing in relation to mobile sales. Merchants pointed the finger at browser-based mobile, providing the following responses when asked to "name the mobile payment system at greatest risk for fraud":
- 59.8% browser-based
- 24.7% mobile app
- 13.7% contactless
The full article was originally published at Kount Blog, but is no longer available.