Reverse Engineering Tiktok's VM Obfuscation (Part 1)
TikTok has a reputation for its aggressive data collection. The platform has implemented various methods to make it difficult for reverse-engineers to understand exactly what data is being collected and how it is being used.
Hasnain says:
Really interesting application of reverse engineering on obfuscated JavaScript.
“This article does not delve into the specifics of how these strings are utilized or how TikTok interprets the rest of the bytecode through its custom virtual machine and various opcodes. If that is something you are interested in, keep an eye out for the second part of this series :)”
Posted on 2022-12-25T06:48:10+0000