Check Point Research (CPR) recently analyzed several popular dating applications with over 10 million downloads combined in order to understand how safe they are for users. As dating apps traditionally utilize geolocation data, offering the opportunity to connect with people nearby, this convenience feature often comes at a cost. Our research focuses on a specific app called “Hornet” that had vulnerabilities, allowing the precise location of the user, which presents a major privacy risk to its users. Key Findings Techniques like trilateration allow attackers to determine user coordinates using distance information Despite safety measures, the Hornet dating app – a […]
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