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A hacker says they breached TikTok and accessed personal data, including PayPal information, from more than 1 billion users. TikTok says a breach never happened.
A hacker says they have obtained personal data from more than 1 billion TikTok users, but some, inc…
Samantha Delouya
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YouTube's mass exodus of stars and TikTok's potential US ban shows the uncertainty of the creator economy
YouTube changed how we watch videos. A departure of creators might lead to its own shift.
Dan DeFrancesco
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TikTok, Instagram and YouTube data leak exposes data of 235 million users
"The data was spread across several datasets and the most significant being two coming in at j…
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Long-lost twins who were separated and sold off at birth reunited after finding each other on TikTok
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "illegal adoption…
Rebecca Rommen
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If any of your private TikTok videos inexplicably went public — it could be because you downloaded the app using an SMS
"Data is pervasive but data breaches are becoming an epidemic, and our latest research shows tha…
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TikTok's parent company cut corners when developing its AI chatbot by copying OpenAI's homework, report says
Bytedance used the OpenAI API to create its own chatbot named Doubao, the Verge reported.
Sebastian Cahill,Hannah Getah…
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TikTok slapped with a $368 million fine in Europe for failing to protect children's privacy
TikTok has been hit with a $368 million fine by European regulators for breaching data privacy rule…
Rebecca Rommen,Associated Pre…
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OnePlus mishap exposes hundreds of customer emails
Instead of putting email IDs of customers in the "BCC" field, the company ended up copy-pasting …
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TikTok breaches users' rights and fails to protect children from hidden advertising, according to a consumer group's complaint to the EU
TikTok breaches consumer rights by misleading people about how it processes personal data, the BEUC…
Chris Stokel-Walker
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Jeff Bezos phone hack shows hackers are winning in the 'arms race' between governments and tech firms according to a cybersecurity expert
Jeff Bezos' phone being hacked is only one example of governments around the world are shelling out…
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Today’s top tech news: Another Facebook scandal, a new music streaming app and Flipkart’s grocery foray
This Tech Insider’s daily dose of tech news. This is everything that’s happening in tech that you …
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Baby monitor company Owlet denies any 'suspicious activity' after a mom TikToker went viral with a claim that a stranger hacked into her son's camera
In Kurin Adele's video, which has been viewed 6.3 million times, the TikTok influencer said "someon…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Explained: Indian government makes user data collection mandatory for VPNs
The Indian government has introduced a new IT policy that requires virtual private network companie…
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Insider created a TikTok account and set the age at 14 to test how long before a plastic surgeon's promotional video appeared. It only took eight minutes.
TikTok's viral trend of posting rhinoplasty 'transformation' videos has prompted some surgeons to u…
Joshua Zitser
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Netflix was reportedly approached by TikTok in plan for the streaming giant to acquire its US operations
Netflix is on the short list of US tech companies that could afford to buy TikTok's US operations, …
Paige Leskin
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Facebook vs TikTok rages on with the launch of Collab for Apple users
The experimental app for making collaborative music videos is now available on the App Store in …
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Here's how to keep your phone from getting hacked like Jeff Bezos, according to a cybersecurity expert
Uninstalling WhatsApp or never clicking on video link again isn’t a solution. However, Oded Vanu…
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TikTok scores 58 million installs to maintain its lead as the most downloaded non-gaming app for a second month in a row in March
With more than 58 million installs in March, TikTok became the most downloaded non-gaming app world…
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Global tech giants hold their breath for the Indian election to declare its winner
Global tech giants like Facebook and Amazon are waiting on the results of the Indian election to ga…