Spy chief warns Tinder users information under threat

Putin's hackers could track users electronic footprints to help them build up a profile of the user

Users of Tinder, a popular dating app, looking for love are in a danger of being attack by the Russian President, Viladmir Putin’s hackers, spy chiefs have warned.

Presuming ‘unrecognisable’ by millions, if the profiles are anonymous is now a myth as Russian hackers are now capable of tracking users’ electronic footprint on the dating app.



National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), issued risk in a 'threat report' this week, warning users that ‘data could be used for a variety of malicious purposes.’ Lack of security on photos can lead to potential attack.

Access token for Facebook, digital footprints left on the app and existing vulnerabilities in apps' message history, mainly the Android devices running outdated software can result in hacking, NCSC said



Security expert Professor Anthony Glees told The Sun: 'People are providing important, personal and sensitive material on the internet which is a pure gold for the Russians, Chinese and any other exploiters.

'My advice is not to put anything online about you, your sexual habits and preferences, that you wouldn’t want your mother to know.'