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Here's is why Baba Ramdev's Kimboh messaging App has been removed from Google play store

Speed News Desk 31 May 2018, 15:57 IST

Here's is why Baba Ramdev's Kimboh messaging App has been removed from Google play store

The Patanjali made a messaging app which was recently launched by Baba Ramdev has been reported unsafe for the users. The security experts said that this messaging app is a security disaster in case of user data protection. A French firm name Elliot Alderson conducting the security text on the Baba Ramdev and later the researcher appointed for inspection tweeted that this Android app is the disaster in term of security. He issued a warning for Kimbho app user by revealing that he had access to messages of all the active users. He pointed out the security flaw in messaging app. The researcher had the access to personal user ID and phone number of the users active on the messaging app.

After so much negative new appearing about the Kimbho led to the removal of the app from play store by Patanjali. The researcher reported that this app has copied many features from an already existing app known as Bolo Messanger. He revealed that the app description and OTP authentication system was ditto copy of the Bolo messenger.

 

Elliot Alderson firm constantly researches on the new and popular apps and reveal their security holes. He has exposed many another tech aggregator such as PayTm app, OxygenOS, Namo app, Congress app. He exposed security breaches in the website of India Post, ISRO and BSNL. The Elliot Alderson raised the alarm on security issues of privacy in official Aadhaar app and  OnePlus for collecting a considerable amount of data.

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