The recent news and controversies surrounding the security flaws of TikTok make a strong case for the company shifting towards blockchain technology

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Tik Tok Owner To Use Blockchain Technology
It was recently reported that TikTok, the renowned video-sharing app, developed
serious security vulnerabilities. CheckPoint, the leading provider of cybersecurity
solutions, has reported that it has come across flaws that will allow hackers to take
entire control of TikTok accounts, upload and delete the videos, manipulate the
content, and reveal personal information such as private email addresses.
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CheckPoint revealed that the security flaws would make it possible to compose
and send standard text messages to any phone on behalf of TikTok. TikTok's
website has a feature that allows users to send a text message to themselves for
downloading the app. This meant that the attackers could create a fake text
message that appeared as if it was from TikTok but was actually a malicious link.
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The moment a user clicked on the link, the attackers gained total access and
control to their accounts. Another vulnerability found in the TikTok web domain is
allowing attackers to insert a malicious code through which they could gain access
to the personal information of the users.
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CheckPoint has revealed that it has disclosed the findings and details of each and
every vulnerability to TikTok and that they have now been patched. As mentioned
by Luke Deshotels of TikTok's security team in a statement, "TikTok is committed
to protecting user data. Like many organizations, we encourage responsible
security researchers to privately disclose zero-day vulnerabilities to us. "Before
public disclosure, CheckPoint agreed that all reported issues were patched in the
latest version of our app. We hope that this successful resolution will encourage
future collaboration with security researchers."
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The Team Behind Tik Tok
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, is a technology firm that operates on a range of
content platforms that aim to educate, inform, inspire, and entertain people across
cultures, geographies, and languages.
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Byte Dance Pivots To Blockchain
At a time when TikTok is under fire for its security flaws, ByteDance is actively
considering blockchain technology and is hastening its research and
implementation. A critical update was released recently by cybersecurity firm
CheckPoint due to the severity of the security flaw found in the app.
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A few weeks ago, news reports revealed that ByteDance was actively working
with Chinese State Media for integrating blockchain and AI into its business
model. The joint venture that will focus on the digital rights of short videos and
security is expected to cost 1.43 million and will be named as Pengpai Audio
Visual Technology Co. Though details about the joint venture have been kept
secretive, the fact that it focuses on audiovisual content leads people to believe
that it will be implemented on TikTok someday, if successful.
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In the words of Oded Vanunu, head of product vulnerability research at
CheckPoint, "the vulnerabilities we found were all core to TikTok's systems."
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Authentication Of Deepfack Content Using
Blockchain
Apart from the security flaws, one more reason for TikTok to venture into the
blockchain sphere is to verify video content. Many people claim that this seems to
be part of the long game for TikTok, focusing on the fact that its new blockchain is
focused on 'digital rights.' Someday, users can hope to see a blockchain-enabled
verification system implemented on the app. This will make TikTok a first of its
kind as it will be able to authenticate users and offer deepfake capabilities.
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Conclusion
The recent news and controversies surrounding the security flaws of TikTok make
a strong case for the company shifting towards blockchain technology. As we
know that ByteDance is already working towards it; let us wait and watch the
various methods it adopts to solve its security flaws and make the app extremely
secure for its users.
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