Tech CEO Links TikTok to Recent Ransomware Attack, Highlighting Dangers of ‘App Collusion’

Popular social media app TikTok faces a sale-or-ban deadline early next year over cybersecurity concerns. Steven McKeon, the founder and CEO of MacguyverTech and MacNerd, links a ransomware attack on one of his client companies four months ago to TikTok and its so-called “app collusion” function, which allows TikTok to access information on other apps, such as messages.

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