Hole in gay dating app Jack’d left personal pics exposed

A serious security flaw has been discovered in gay dating app Jack’d which made thousands of private photos publicly available. Researcher Oliver Hough found the flaw which, as he told BBC News, meant that anyone with the wherewithal could look at intimate photos users thought they had posted privately on the app. The location-based dating and hook-up app aimed at gay, bi-sexual and bi-curious men, gives users the option to post personal photos and choose precisely who they share these with, but the app’s vulnerability means that these images could potentially be seen by anyone with an internet connection. Hough […]

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