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Paris Hilton among those targeted in TikTok hack

Paris Hilton among those targeted in TikTok hack

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard · Rachelle Abbott

June 5, 20246m 59s

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Show Notes

TikTok says it is tackling a cyber attack that targeted a number of high-profile accounts, including Paris Hilton and CNN.


Our Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, explains why a Russian group of cyber criminals is blamed for an attack which forced major London hospitals to declare a critical incident.


Dr Jonathon McPhetres, assistant professor of biological psychology at Durham University, reveals the science behind goosebumps and why we might be getting them far more often we think.


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