Since Britain was put in lockdown thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of apps have seen their popularity boom. The right place, the right time and all that. In the past two weeks, I’ve been to a virtual house party, toasted a Friday evening not in the pub but with a drink over video … Read more
Houseparty is offering a $1 million (£811,000) bounty to anyone that can prove it has been the target of a ‘smear campaign’ amid rumours the popular app for people in quarantine has been hacked. On Monday, the video messaging app’s makers denied claims circulating on social media that it has led to accounts on other … Read more
Britons have urged people to delete the popular Houseparty app after claiming hackers used it to access their Spotify and Netflix accounts. Angry users of the social video platform took to Twitter to complain their accounts had been compromised. One person wrote: ‘Everyone delete your Houseparty account as they have hacked my Spotify and Netflix … Read more