Claim of data breach affecting 428 million TikTok users
Claims emerged that data on 428 million TikTok users had been breached. Whether a breach occurred, the actual extent of the damage, the date and the response have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- TikTok
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Claimed breach of data on 428 million users; unconfirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Other countries
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- A claim that data on 428 million TikTok users had been breached became known.
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