Tag: Grindr
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FTC warns LGBTQ+ community of extortion scams targeting them on dating apps
Members of the LGBTQ+ community have been warned to be on their guard against extortionists who may attempt to prey on them via online …
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Grindr fined for selling user data to advertisers
Dating network Grindr has been slapped with a US$7.7 million fine by Norwegian regulator Datatilsynet for sharing data with advertisers. …
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Serial Swatter Who Caused Death Gets Five Years in Prison
A 18-year-old Tennessee man who helped set in motion a fraudulent distress call to police that lead to the death of a 60-year-old …
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No, your Grindr activity is not necessarily private – just ask the senior Catholic priest who was outed and lost his job
Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill has resigned as the general secretary of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCBB), after The Pillar …
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Three Texan men jailed after using Grindr to find targets for theft, kidnap, assault
Three men have been jailed for violent crimes conducted against victims found through Grindr. Michael Atkinson, Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon, and …
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$12m Grindr fine shows GDPR’s got teeth
As thoughts turn to Data Privacy this week in a big way, GDPR illustrates it isn’t an afterthought. Grindr, the popular social network …
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Google Play Apps Remain Vulnerable to High-Severity Flaw
Researchers are warning that several popular Google Play applications – including mobile browser app Edge and business app Cisco Teams …
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Grindr’s Bug Bounty Pledge Doesn’t Translate to Security
SAS@Home 2020– After a Grindr security flaw was disclosed this week, the dating site promised it would launch a bug-bounty program in an …
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Critical Grindr Account Takeover Bug Rings Alarm Bells
Security researchers have discovered a critical account takeover vulnerability in gay dating app Grindr, which could have exposed users to …
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Grindr security hole made it easy to hijack accounts
As TechCrunch reports, gay dating app Grindr had a serious security vulnerability that could have allowed anyone to hijack control of a …
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Imagine running a dating app and being told accounts could be easily hijacked. How did that feel, Grindr?
In brief LGBTQ dating site Grindr has squashed a security bug in its website that could have been trivially exploited to hijack anyone’s …
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