As social engineering attacks continue to increase at a frightening rate , the security team at Check Point now warns that there is one domain where you are especially at risk—dating apps. Check Point decided it was the ideal test for vulnerabilities. The good news is that Check Point shared its findings with OkCupid, enabling a fix to be rushed out. So, how did it work?

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CNN Before there were smartphones, singles would often go to bars or clubs and try to meet "the One," or at least the one for that night. Alcohol-induced courage and a steep bar tab later, singles were on top of their game or it was "game over" -- until the next weekend. Photos: Digital dating options. Desktop-based online dating is so Although sites such as Match.


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Jonathan asks: "I've been trying to meet women online for the past few months with zero luck, and my friends have said similar things. Contact a girl, and you're lucky if you get a response, much less a nice one. I don't get it. I thought online dating was supposed to save me time.



Getting to know someone can be exciting, but also incredibly taxing. It requires constantly staying on your toes and reining in some of those qualities about yourself that might be a little too eccentric for someone to accept at first. It all starts with the shiny commercials that promise true love while featuring nauseatingly normal people who have found their match floating around in the interwebs. Doting couples with bright smiles are a dime a dozen in this world.