New XSS Hunter host Truffle Security faces privacy backlash

siteadmin February 9, 2023

Truffle Security, creators of the new XSS Hunter tool that detects bugs and security vulnerabilities, elicited concern by allegedly inspecting sensitive user data. The company tweeted statistics about vulnerabilities it found, leading to accusations of infringing user privacy. Truffle swiftly deleted the tweet and defended its practice, claiming the reports viewed by employees were anonymised.