Fetish App Whiplr Caught Storing Passwords in Plain-Text FormatByNitish Singh-September 7 2018.294 iOs and Android App Whiplr caught storing user details without encryption of any kind. It’s unclear if any data breach has occurred and the magnitude of data stolen from the app. Data protection officer Whiplr admitted that the company made a strategic mistake by not encrypting private data. Despite millions of users downloading Whiplr a popular fetish app on iOs, the people behind the app decided not to encrypt user credentials that make it easy for hackers to access private information. The security flaw was found when, when registering for a new account in plain text format, the app requested information including a user name password and email address. Whiplr claims to be the largest online fetish company in the world and users from around the world come together to bond about their kinks. Although privacy is required the decision of the user to store login details in plain text format is a serious issue for such an app. If hackers had accessed every single Whiplr user’s credentials database, it may have been compromised. The app should have been using some form of encryption to make it hard for hackers to break in.ByAravindhsriram-February 23 2018.295 According to the Google Transparency Report Torrentz2.eu website is unsafe for browsing where Google detects a malicious program thus blocking and threatening the user with a warning banner saying “Attackers on torrentz2.eu that try to trick you into installing programs that damage your browsing experience (e.g. by modifying your browsing experience). Tap “Info” button on the bottom left side of the screen to understand the risk to your protection. .296 While attempting to access Torrentz.eu from Google Chrome, a user would land on the above-mentioned like tab. Not only in the Chrome web browser, but also in the Mozilla Firefox, this warning message is shown. .297 Figure 2 A Mozilla Firefox alert message Torrentz2.eutricking you to install programs that damage your browsing experience as per Google’s Safebrowsing algorithm is clear from both the famous Google and Firefox web browsers. Check Torrentz2.eusite status from here. Safe Browsing site status was last updated on February 23, 2018 and may change over time. Come back later and search for new updates. Google can also flag sites for your note which promote attempts at “social engineering.” It ensures that if the customer is fooled by false claims to take action such as “Your Internet Provider is monitoring your torrent behavior,” Torrentz2 says from its ad serving. The argument used in their ad is nonsensical which in principle suits the false claim because an Isp usually will not keep track of the torrenting habits of users. Because of these latest Google blocks you can not directly access the search box for torrent. Instead, it looks like sinister red warning banner on the page you’ll land. If you think the platform is trustworthy from the user perspective, bypass the blocks and take steps from the details page (ChromeFirefox). But the action taken is completely at your own risk.