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Grindr security hole made it easy to hijack accounts – Graham Cluley Security News

Gay dating app Grindr had a serious security vulnerability that could have allowed anyone to hijack control of a Grindr user’s account. All you would need to se…

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As TechCrunchreports, gay dating app Grindr had a serious security vulnerability that could have allowed anyone to hijack control of a Grindr users account.
All you would need to seize control of a users account would be their email address.
French security researcher Wassime Bouimadaghene discovered the security hole which was in how Grindr handles password resets.
In short, if you forget your Grindr password you can request a reset. Grindr then emails the owner of the account with a clickab…

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