A breach of Gravy Analytics’ huge trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions
A hack and data breach at location data broker Gravy Analytics is threatening the privacy of millions of people around the world whose smartphone apps unwittingly revealed their location data collected by the data giant.
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".
Massive data breach exposes precise locations for users of many popular apps
A massive Gravy Analytics data breach has exposed precise location data for millions of users of popular smartphone apps.
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,
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.
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