Kimbho app was launched under thePatanjali banner about a week ago.- It was soon pulled from the Play Store after its security flaws were exposed.
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Balkrishna , co-founder of Patanjali, says that the app will be available again once it has been fixed.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Balkrishna stated that the app won’t be available again until it’s been properly vetted by a team of hacking experts and security specialists. He reiterated that Kimbho would likely make a return once all the security and privacy issues have been addressed.
But why messaging?
The question really is, why not?
Between the two of them, that is Balkrishna and Baba Ramdev, they’ve already built a business empire that has an annual revenue stream of ₹111.41 billion ($1.65 billion). Propagating ‘swadeshi’ goods, Patanjali Ayurved claims to sell only home-grown and all-natural products.
So, when there’s an app like
Not to mention that currently, India is the world’s fastest growing economy with a consumer base of 1.3 billion.
Kimbho a.k.a. What’s up?
Building on the hype of Patanjali’s Samriddhi Swadeshi SIM cards, the Kimbho app managed to attract 10,000 installs within 24 hours of being announced. And, that’s pretty much when things got weird.
First, a French security researcher who’s known for pointing out the security flaws with India’s government portals like the Aadhar App, pointed out how Kimbho basically has no security whatsoever.
Hi @KimbhoApp before trying to compete #WhatsApp, you can try to secure your app. It's possible to choose a security code between 0001 and 9999 and send it to the number of your choice #kimbhoApp pic.twitter.com/YQqK8lfIeI
— Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y) May 30, 2018 ]]>It is build on an app called "BOLO". Kimbho team is so dumb that they didnt even changed the OTP SMS format!! Even the description n pics used are same as Bolo app! 😂 https://t.co/QKGjYC1y2J pic.twitter.com/40yRxZKbLX
— Abhishek Singh (@ThakurrSaab) May 31, 2018 ]]>We are facing extremely high traffic on Kimbho. We are in process of upgrading our servers and will be back shortly.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Please stay tuned.#Kimbho #kimbhoApp #Swadeshi
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