Techlore Surveillance Report

TikTok Stealing Children's Biometrics! - SR127

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Mar 27, 2023
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INSIGHT

TikTok Scans Videos For Age And Biometrics

  • TikTok scans users' public videos to estimate age and may extract biometric data beyond birthdays.
  • The hosts note this raises transparency and storage concerns and likely extends beyond mere age-gating.
INSIGHT

GoAnywhere Vulnerability Caused Broad Breaches

  • Multiple organizations disclosed breaches exposing names, emails, addresses, and sometimes plaintext passwords.
  • Many victims used the GoAnywhere file-transfer tool, creating a cascade of high-impact incidents.
ADVICE

Patch And Reduce Your Attack Surface

  • Update services quickly and minimize attack surface when vendors announce zero-days.
  • Prefer self-hosted or segmented setups over cloud services if a provider cannot secure their platform.
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