In case you haven't noticed, over the last few days a new app called Yo has been trending in some circles. Launched back on April Fool's Day, Yo has attracted over 50,000 users and $1.2 million in funding for an app that does nothing but send a two-letter greeting to recipients. Now word is out that Yo has attracted some less desirable attention. Some Georgia Tech students claim they have hacked the app, a claim that Yo has verified.
The students at Georgia Tech have apparently figured out how to do several things with Yo that they should not be able to do. This includes getting any Yo user's phone number, sending spoof Yo messages, spamming users with an unlimited number of Yo messages, and even sending notifications that include whatever text they want to send other than the normal “Yo.”
In addition, evidence of another potential hack has surfaced. A Vine video was posted by user Hako showing the app playing a Risk Astley clip instead of the normal Yo! sound.
Yo's founder Or Arbel has confirmed the service is dealing with “security issues.” He indicates some issues have already been addressed, but a security team has been retained to deal with the outstanding issues. Arbel seems to think everything will be resolved by the end of the day.
source: TechCrunch
