The Clubhouse app was breached, leading to more safety concerns about the audio chatroom app, a hitch to its rising popularity in recent weeks. — REUTERS
A week after popular audio chatroom app Clubhouse said it was taking steps to ensure user data couldn’t be stolen by malicious hackers or spies, at least one attacker has proven the platform’s live audio can be siphoned.
An unidentified user was able to stream Clubhouse audio feeds this weekend from "multiple rooms” into their own third-party website, said Reema Bahnasy, a spokeswoman for Clubhouse. While the company says it’s "permanently banned” that particular user and installed new "safeguards” to prevent a repeat, researchers contend the platform may not be in a position to make such promises.
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