Hive Social is a microblogging service and mobile app that allows users to create and share text, image, and video posts. It has been described as a combination of Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr. Hive was developed by Raluca Pop and a freelance developer, and the first version was released on the Apple App Store in October 2019. A beta version for Android was made available on the Google Play store in November 2022. As of November 2022, Hive had become the top free social app on the App Store and had over one million user accounts. However, the app experienced severe security issues that were made public by a German hacker collective called "zerforschung" in November 2022. The vulnerabilities included the ability to access all personal data, including private posts, private messages, shared media, and even deleted direct messages, as well as private email addresses and phone numbers entered during login. Attackers could also overwrite data belonging to other users. In response to the publication of the security report, Hive shut down their service temporarily to address the vulnerabilities until they reopen in mid-December 2022.
Website: https://www.hivesocial.app/