During Donald Trump's administration in 2020, the TikTok app was almost banned because he feared potential ties between its Beijing-based parent company and the Chinese government.
Two years later, the 'nightmare' seems to have become a reality when the security of user data of the short video application is questioned.
Referring to the matter, several cyber security analysts tweeted about the discovery of a data breach (data breach) on TikTok's storage which is believed to contain users' personal data.
Also supported when Microsoft Corp said that they found a 'severe vulnerability' in the TikTok app on Android that is described as 'easy to hack with one click'.
Continue to prove the fact when Australian web security consultant, Troy Hunt, when examining a sample of the leaked data found a match between the user's profile and the video posted under that ID.
Of course not when the most downloaded application and exceeds the number of 1 billion monthly users is definitely a 'jackpot' for any hacker who wants to steal and then sell data.
In its defense, TikTok-owned company ByteDance denied the allegations, saying that its security team found the source code did not originate from TikTok.
In fact, a TikTok spokesperson said Microsoft's findings were irrelevant as the issue was only found in 'old versions of Android apps'.
Overall, this matter indirectly adds to the tension between the United States and China which has been heating up lately.
