Grindr has fixed a security glitch that gave any malicious user an easy way to take control of a user’s account with only their email address.
The dating and hook-up app has faced and fixed security challenges before. These have included sharing users’ HIV status with third-party companies and revealing users’ exact location.
However, the newly exposed security flaw is one of the most basic of all. Technology publisher TechCrunch says French security researcher Wassime Bouimadaghene discovered the vulnerability.
He reported the issue to Grindr but didn’t hear back. So he shared the details with other security experts to get help. Grindr fixed the issue a short time later.