The app faced rumours about its security yesterday Video chat app HouseParty is offering a $1 million (£811,000) bounty to anyone who can prove that it has been the target of a “smear campaign” over its security.
The video call app has risen to popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing users in locked-down countries to play games and speak to friends and family while they are separated.
But HouseParty has now suggested it may have been targeted by a “paid commercial smear campaign”, after many claimed their security has been compromised by using it.
In a series of posts on social media, users have claimed that the app has resulted in their other online accounts – including Netflix, eBay, Instagram and Spotify – being hacked.