High profile TikTok accounts, including CNN, Sony, and—er—Paris Hilton have been targeted in a recent attack.
CNN was the first account takeover that made the news, with Semafor reporting that the account was down for several days after the incident. According to Forbes, the attack happens without the account owner needing to click on or open anything—known as a zero-click attack. All they need to do is open a DM. The account is then taken over and the user loses access.
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Source: Malwarebytes Labs
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