After hacking rumour, Houseparty app offers $1 million reward as evidence for sabotage

The owner of video chat and game app Houseparty has announceda reward of $1 millionfor providing a proof regarding its involement ina commercial smear campaign.

We are investigating indications that the recent hacking rumors were spread by a paid commercial smear campaign to harm Houseparty. We are offering a $1,000,000 bounty for the first individual to provide proof of such a campaign to bounty@houseparty.com. — Houseparty (@houseparty) March 31, 2020

Previously, online rumours had emerged that the Spotify, Netflix and even bank accounts accounts of customers got hacked after downloading the application.

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However, the company said thatthere was "no evidence" to back up those claims.

Houseparty has become one of the most downloaded apps in several countries across the globe where lockdown has been imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Downloads of the application rose from an average of 130,000 inmid-February to 2 million a week in the middle of March, according to Apptopia.

Online gaming firm Epic Games, which also makes Fortnite, purchased Houseparty from its creator in 2019.