TikTok hackers break in to CNN after targeting ‘high-profile accounts’ in ‘zero day’ attack

NY Post ^ | 6/04/24 | Ariel Zilber

[Libloather]

Hackers targeted several high-profile TikTok accounts, including hotel heiress Paris Hilton’s — and planted malicious code on the official page of CNN, according to reports.

The malware is being spread through TikTok via its direct messaging function, Forbes reported on Tuesday.

The hack is a so-called “zero-day” attack — meaning that the hacker learned of the vulnerability before the software developers who thus have “zero days” to prevent it. Certain attacks are exploited through vulnerabilities that sometimes take the developers days or weeks to discover.

CNN was forced to take down its TikTok account for several days after a hacker broke into it last week, Semafor reported earlier on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned news channel told Semafor that it was “working with TikTok on the backend on additional cybersecurity measures” to ensure that it will be safe in the run-up to this fall’s presidential election.

Semafor cited several CNN staffers as saying that the news network had grown lax with its cybersecurity measures.

One CNN staffer told Semafor that dozens of their colleagues had access to the TikTok account.

But another network source told the site that the breach did not appear to be the result of someone gaining access from CNN’s end.

A TikTok spokesperson told The Post that Hilton’s account was targeted but not hacked.

[Libloather]

Brandon and his chicom bribe pals are in on it.

[DannyTN]

What happens when a communist breaks into a communist news network?

[Dragonspirit]

Good. I applaud all bad things for CNN. They have done more evil to the country than any.

[Gene Eric]

>> ‘zero day’ attack

The attacks are always the moment of the attack, and not at some arbitrary time span of “zero day”.

“zero day” concerns the expected and immediate mitigation of the attack facilitated by various security services and analysts.

[jdt1138]

Great news that makes me glad that I have blocked MicroSoftNews MSN MSNBC, Yahoo, CNN, and the rest at my firewall.

It is not news, it's programming."

[MayflowerMadam]

I’ve often wished we could hack the cyrons of MSNBC, CNN, etc., so that truth would scroll across the bottom of the screen. It should be easy enough for people who know what they’re doing.