TikTok vulnerability exploited to compromise CNN and other accounts
A cyber-attack via direct messages on TikTok compromised the accounts of celebrities and brands, including CNN. The attack exploited a zero-day vulnerability, and TikTok said it had fixed the vulnerability that made the attack possible.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- CNN
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- TikTok accounts of CNN and other celebrities and brands compromised
- Cause / method
- Direct message attack exploiting a TikTok zero-day vulnerability
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- TikTok disclosed a cyber-attack targeting the accounts of CNN and other celebrities and brands.
- It emerged that TikTok accounts had been compromised via direct messages.
- TikTok said it had fixed the vulnerability exploited in the cyber-attack on high-profile accounts.
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