Chingari App maker Globussoft's website contains Malware, says French security researcher

Chingari App is similar to TikTok application and allows users to record and share short videos with incredible filters and games. It provides users with a chance to browse through several short videos, downlo m, like m, share m and more. Apart from this, it also provides users with a platform to connect with people through Direct Mess feature. However, Chingari maker Globussoft's official site has been called out for having a system malware in its website by a French security researcher.

Globussoft maker of Chingari app contains Malware?

French security researcher Robert Baptiste, Posting on Twitter, stated that website of Globussoft has been compromised which is company behind Chingari app, an Indian TikTok alternative. He also revealed that site h a malware script in all ps, which redirects users to ps around Web. According to Baptiste's tweet, site has been injected with a drop script that redirects a user. He also included a report of where users are redirected. Ar Twitter user with a username of CitizenK, who is reportedly a UI developer, replied to Baptiste's tweet saying that BitDefender found cryptojacking malware on Globussoft website. He also ted that while using site, he found multiple instances of malware being detected.

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Chingari team has t commented anything about instance, as of writing this article. However, Sumit Ghosh, Chingari's co-founder posted on a statement Twitter which re: "Thanks for pointing wp issue to me". co-founder also mentioned that  Chingari app was incubated under Globussoft and built by m, however, security of Chingari app's website and privacy of users is t compromised. Reassuring users of app, Gosh said that  app is securely stored on dedicated and secure AWS instances and team will fix wp issue soon. In ar tweet, he later mentioned that Globussoft's website and Chingari app have very different security or engineering teams and are totally unrelated to each or. He also anunced that Chingari app will soon be an independent company.

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neless, re are issues raised at Chingari app for presence of this malware does t point to any issues in Chingari app. app recently crosses 25 lakh downlos on Google Play Store and has been gaining a lot of popularity. With 4.1 stars on Google Play Store as of writing this article, Chingari app has received best response from users in just a few days. However, many people have reported that app has a long way to go as it sometimes slows down and contains some glitches. Indian short video app is available on all app stores such as Google Play Store and iOS' App Store.

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