From Mashable
Not good, Yo.
Yo, a messaging app for iPhone and Android that simply lets users send the word "yo," has been hacked just days after it first gained mainstream attention.
A user complained on Twitter that overnight that the app had been hacked, and in response, Yo's account tweeted that it was "working on resolving all these issues." Or Arbel, the app's creator, later confirmed to TechCrunch that the app was "having security issues."
TechCrunch reports that it received an email from a college student who claimed to have worked with two of his roommates to hack the app, gaining access to users' phone numbers as well as the ability to "spoof Yo's from any users."
The Yo app launched quietly in April, but gained a tremendous amount of attention this week afterThe Financial Times reported that it had raised $1 million in funding simply to let users send "Yo" to one another.
Arbel previously told Mashable that he initially thought the idea — suggested to him by the CEO of Mobli — was "silly," but he eventually came around to it and built the initial version of the app in eight hours. Based on today's security issue, the app likely needs a little more work, to say the least.
Arbel did not immediately respond to our request for comment.
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