A breach of a data broker’s trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions
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Data Broker Hack Exposes Location Info From Millions of iPhone Users
Data broker Gravy Analytics has been hacked, and location information from millions of iPhone and Android users is at risk, reports TechCrunch.
A major data broker hack may have leaked precise location info for millions
Last week, major location data broker Gravy Analytics disclosed a data breach that may have resulted in the theft of precise location data for millions of people, reports TechCrunch. That appears to include data from popular mobile games like Candy Crush,
Ads in popular apps exposed a mountain of your location data to hackers
The ads you're viewing in popular apps have been co-opted by companies harvesting your location data — and now hackers have it.
These popular smartphone apps didn't steal your location data, but someone stole it from them
Hackers have revealed that location data is being stored by misusing the real-time bidding process, which allows firms to bid for ad space within popular smartphone apps. Dating apps like Tinder and Grindr, plus games such as Temple Run, Candy Crush, and others, are among the impacted apps.
Data Breach Exposed Precise Location Information of Millions Using Popular Smartphone Apps
A recent 404 Media report revealed that a hacker had breached Gravy Analytics, a data broker that collects and monetises location information from applications that are designed for iOS and Android smartphones. It resulted in the exfiltration of customer lists as well as location information from smartphones "which show people's precise movements".
Hackers steal 'intimate' location data from users of thousands of apps
Russian-speaking hackers are believed to have stolen a huge trove of location data pulled from people’s phones around the world. Tens of millions of phone coordinates pinged through the use of thousands of popular apps are said to have been accessed.
NSA Warns iPhone And Android Users—Disable Location Tracking
NSA location tracking warning—do this every week. Corbis via . Our phones know where we are and they know where we have ...
A company that tracks and sells Americans’ location data has seemingly been hacked
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Mobile apps exploited to harvest location data on massive scale, hacked files reveal
The information comes from hacked files belonging to Gravy Analytics, a location data company whose subsidiary, Venntel, has ...
A Massive Mobile Location Data Hack May Have Risked Gay People’s Safety
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Location tracking company Unacast tells Norway its data was hacked, broadcaster says
Location tracking company Unacast has confirmed to the Norwegian government that it was the victim of a hack, according to a ...