I was told Houseparty app isn’t trustworthy, my friend's mate was hacked so prob best to delete! Just wanted to let ya know!," the reality TV personality added. Love Island alum Olivia Buckland has also joined in with the snowballing reports of hacks. "DELETE HOUSEPARTY!!!! They are hacking into Spotifys, Snapchats and even online banking!!! Delete your account before deleting the app," one user tweeted. ![]() Some have gone so far as to suggest hackers are able to infiltrate your banking apps – which are typically secured using a two-factor authentication system – thanks to the party-orientated video chat app. Unfortunately, that has done little to stop the thousands of users who are convinced there is evidence that data stored on Houseparty isn't secure. This was followed by a stern tweet from the official Houseparty social media account, which stated: "All Houseparty accounts are safe - the service is secure, has never been compromised, and doesn’t collect passwords for other sites." Use a unique password for each account, and use a password generator or password manager to keep track of passwords, rather than using passwords that are short and simple." As a general rule, we suggest all users choose strong passwords when creating online accounts on any platform. ![]() Approached by .uk when users first started to share screenshots of warnings from Netflix and Spotify that cyber crooks had been able to access their accounts, a spokesperson for Houseparty said: "We’ve found no evidence to suggest a link between Houseparty and the compromises of other unrelated accounts.
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