Researchers claim multiple security bugs in the Roblox Android app left player data wide open.
Researchers have claimed that popular online game Roblox suffers from a series of security vulnerabilities that could have compromised the data of more than 100 million players, many of whom are children. According to a report from CyberNews, Roblox is guilty of a number of “glaring” lapses in security, specifically relating to the Android application. However, Roblox has denied the claims, stating that the research was based on inactive code and that the vulnerabilities weren’t serious at all. A Roblox spokesperson told TechRadar Pro: “We take all reports seriously, and immediately investigated when first approached by the researcher in March. Our investigation determined there is no correlation between these claims and real risk to users’ data privacy.» «One claim was inaccurate and the other three pertained to inactive code not used on the Roblox platform. Regardless, we deleted the inactive code as part of our commitment to the security and the safety of our users.
