TikTok Owner to Use Blockchain Technology

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Tik Tok Owner To Use Blockchain Technology

• It was recently reported that TikTok, the
  renowned video-sharing app, developed serious
  security vulnerabilities. CheckPoint, the leading
  provider of cybersecurity solutions, has reported
  that it has come across flaws that will allow
  hackers to take entire control of TikTok
  accounts, upload and delete the videos,
  manipulate the content, and reveal personal
  information such as private email addresses.

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• CheckPoint revealed that the security flaws would
  make it possible to compose and send standard
  text messages to any phone on behalf of TikTok.
  TikTok's website has a feature that allows users
  to send a text message to themselves for
  downloading the app. This meant that the
  attackers could create a fake text message that
  appeared as if it was from TikTok but was
  actually a malicious link.

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• The moment a user clicked on the link, the
  attackers gained total access and control to
  their accounts. Another vulnerability found in
  the TikTok web domain is allowing attackers to
  insert a malicious code through which they could
  gain access to the personal information of the
  users.

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• CheckPoint has revealed that it has disclosed the
  findings and details of each and every
  vulnerability to TikTok and that they have now
  been patched. As mentioned by Luke Deshotels of
  TikTok's security team in a statement, "TikTok is
  committed to protecting user data. Like many
  organizations, we encourage responsible security
  researchers to privately disclose zero-day
  vulnerabilities to us. "Before public disclosure,
  CheckPoint agreed that all reported issues were
  patched in the latest version of our app. We hope
  that this successful resolution will encourage
  future collaboration with security researchers."

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The Team Behind Tik Tok

• ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, is a technology
  firm that operates on a range of content
  platforms that aim to educate, inform, inspire,
  and entertain people across cultures,
  geographies, and languages.

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Byte Dance Pivots To Blockchain

• At a time when TikTok is under fire for its
  security flaws, ByteDance is actively considering
  blockchain technology and is hastening its
  research and implementation. A critical update
  was released recently by cybersecurity firm
  CheckPoint due to the severity of the security
  flaw found in the app.

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• A few weeks ago, news reports revealed that
  ByteDance was actively working with Chinese State
  Media for integrating blockchain and AI into its
  business model. The joint venture that will focus
  on the digital rights of short videos and
  security is expected to cost 1.43 million and
  will be named as Pengpai Audio Visual Technology
  Co. Though details about the joint venture have
  been kept secretive, the fact that it focuses on
  audiovisual content leads people to believe that
  it will be implemented on TikTok someday, if
  successful.

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• In the words of Oded Vanunu, head of product
  vulnerability research at CheckPoint, "the
  vulnerabilities we found were all core to
  TikTok's systems."

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Authentication Of Deepfack Content Using
Blockchain

• Apart from the security flaws, one more reason
  for TikTok to venture into the blockchain sphere
  is to verify video content. Many people claim
  that this seems to be part of the long game for
  TikTok, focusing on the fact that its new
  blockchain is focused on 'digital rights.'
  Someday, users can hope to see a
  blockchain-enabled verification system
  implemented on the app. This will make TikTok a
  first of its kind as it will be able to
  authenticate users and offer deepfake
  capabilities.

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Conclusion

• The recent news and controversies surrounding the
  security flaws of TikTok make a strong case for
  the company shifting towards blockchain
  technology. As we know that ByteDance is already
  working towards it let us wait and watch the
  various methods it adopts to solve its security
  flaws and make the app extremely secure for its
  users.
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