The article discusses the discovery of malware in Pinduoduo's app, which was found by a Chinese cybersecurity firm called Dark Navy. The malware allowed Pinduoduo to access users' locations, contacts, calendars, notifications, and photo albums without their consent, as well as change system settings and access social network accounts and chats.
The article also notes that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China failed to detect the malware, despite being responsible for regulating apps and ensuring user privacy. The regulator's failure to take action is seen as embarrassing, as it was expected to catch such malicious activity.
The article highlights the challenges faced by regulators in understanding technology and coding, which may contribute to their inability to detect malware like Pinduoduo's. However, some cybersecurity experts have questioned why regulators are not taking more action against companies that fail to protect user data.
In response to the discovery of the malware, Pinduoduo issued an update to its app, version 6.50.0, which removed the exploits. The company also disbanded a team of engineers and product managers who had developed the malware.
The article concludes by noting that CNN has reached out to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Cyberspace Administration of China for comment, but no response was available at the time of publication.
Key points:
* Pinduoduo's app contained malware that allowed it to access users' sensitive information without their consent.
* The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China failed to detect the malware, despite being responsible for regulating apps and ensuring user privacy.
* Regulators face challenges in understanding technology and coding, which may contribute to their inability to detect malware like Pinduoduo's.
* Pinduoduo issued an update to its app, version 6.50.0, which removed the exploits.
* The company disbanded a team of engineers and product managers who had developed the malware.
Sources:
* Dark Navy, a Chinese cybersecurity firm, discovered the malware in Pinduoduo's app.
* CNN, "Pinduoduo's App Contains Malware That Allows It to Access Users' Sensitive Information", [date].
* Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China, [no response available at the time of publication].
* Cyberspace Administration of China, [no response available at the time of publication].
The article also notes that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China failed to detect the malware, despite being responsible for regulating apps and ensuring user privacy. The regulator's failure to take action is seen as embarrassing, as it was expected to catch such malicious activity.
The article highlights the challenges faced by regulators in understanding technology and coding, which may contribute to their inability to detect malware like Pinduoduo's. However, some cybersecurity experts have questioned why regulators are not taking more action against companies that fail to protect user data.
In response to the discovery of the malware, Pinduoduo issued an update to its app, version 6.50.0, which removed the exploits. The company also disbanded a team of engineers and product managers who had developed the malware.
The article concludes by noting that CNN has reached out to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Cyberspace Administration of China for comment, but no response was available at the time of publication.
Key points:
* Pinduoduo's app contained malware that allowed it to access users' sensitive information without their consent.
* The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China failed to detect the malware, despite being responsible for regulating apps and ensuring user privacy.
* Regulators face challenges in understanding technology and coding, which may contribute to their inability to detect malware like Pinduoduo's.
* Pinduoduo issued an update to its app, version 6.50.0, which removed the exploits.
* The company disbanded a team of engineers and product managers who had developed the malware.
Sources:
* Dark Navy, a Chinese cybersecurity firm, discovered the malware in Pinduoduo's app.
* CNN, "Pinduoduo's App Contains Malware That Allows It to Access Users' Sensitive Information", [date].
* Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China, [no response available at the time of publication].
* Cyberspace Administration of China, [no response available at the time of publication].
This is getting crazy! I mean, how do you even miss something like this? 
Pinduoduo's app has been compromised and they're just now updating it to fix the issue? What were they thinking? 
And the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China failing to detect this malware is just embarrassing. I mean, come on guys! You're supposed to regulate apps and ensure user privacy, not let companies like Pinduoduo run wild with malicious code. 
It's like they're saying "oh well, it happened" or something. 
This is why we need stricter regulations in place, especially when it comes to cybersecurity. We can't have companies just doing whatever they want and risking users' sensitive information. 
. like i know chinese companies gotta protect themselves from cyber threats, but come on... disqualifying your own users' data? 
that's some next-level stuff right there.
. And to make matters worse, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China didn't even detect the malware on their own watches 
This whole thing just highlights how clueless regulators can be when it comes to tech 
. Companies need to take responsibility for protecting user data, and if that means getting sued or losing business, then so be it 
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but seriously, this is a huge deal... especially since they're supposed to be regulating apps and keeping users safe 
. Pinduoduo's response was kinda weak tho - just releasing an update and disbanding the team that made it 
. not sure if that'll fix anything 
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. I mean, I get it, tech is complex, but come on! As someone who uses their app regularly, I'm glad they've updated it already, but this should've happened sooner 
. The whole thing stinks of negligence 
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. And kudos to Dark Navy for speaking up. You can't just let companies like this get away with putting user data at risk 
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. like, they can't just rely on other people to do their job for them 
. pinduoduo's update was a good start, but what about the companies that aren't taking user data protection seriously? 
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). Anyway, what really gets me is that Pinduoduo had to disband an entire team of people who basically created this nightmare. That's just crazy talk 
. And what about all those users who were affected? I hope they got their sensitive info back and they're not still dealing with the fallout 
. It's not rocket science, but it does take some effort to stay safe online. Maybe we can learn from Pinduoduo's mistake and be more vigilant in our tech choices? 
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. They're supposed 2 be protectin' us, not exploitin' our data 
, but it's not enough 
? Not cool 
. We need more regulation and accountability 
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, but I want to see some concrete action taken against the company. They need to be held accountable for putting users' data at risk 
