How hackers are using this “nude” challenge on TikTok to steal passwords, bank details – Times of India

Security researchers have warned users against a popular TikTok challenge. Called “Invisible Challenge,” it requires the person filming it to pose naked while using a special video effect called “Invisible Body.” This effect removes the character’s body from the video, making a blurred contour image of it. This challenge is quite popular on TikTok and currently has over 25 million views for the #invisiblefilter tag.
According to cybersecurity company Checkmarx, researchers found two TikTok videos posted by the attackers that boast of over a million views combined. They claim that hackers are using this popular TikTok challenge to install virus and password stealers in TikTok users’ devices.
How the hack works
Hackers are taking advantage of this TikTok trend by posting videos that claim to offer to remove the filter. These videos trick people into believing that they will see naked bodies instead. They claim that the software they will download will offer a special “unfiltering” filter that will remove TikTok’s body masking effect and expose the TikTokers‘ nude bodies.

However, this software is fake and installs the “WASP Stealer (Discord Token Grabber)” malware, capable of stealing Discord accounts, passwords and credit cards stored on browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, and even files from a victim’s computer.
The now-suspended TikTok users @learncyber and @kodibtc offered the software app to “remove filter invisible body” on a Discord server named “Space Unfilter.” The attack reportedly has been so successful that the malicious repository has achieved a “trending GitHub project” status, and while it has since been renamed, it currently has 103 stars and 18 forks.
Not the first time, the list is long
This is not the first time that a popular/trending challenge on TikTok is being used by cybercriminals to dupe users. From time to time, there has been a dangerous trending challenge on TikTok. Other names include “Tide Pods Challenge”, “Milk Crate Challenge“, “Cha Cha Slide Challenge”, “Penny Challenge“, “Burning Pile Challenge” and many others.