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.
Major Data Broker Leak Might Have Exposed Location Data of Millions
If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. A leak at data broker Gravy Analytics might have exposed precise location data from some of the most popular Android and iOS apps, 404Media reports. While the ...
Huge Data Breach Exposes Locations of Millions of Users From Popular iPhone and Android Apps
As we shared yesterday, data broker Gravy Analytics was recently hit by a massive data breach, exposing the personal data of millions of iPhone and Android users. According to TechCrunch, this included not only demographic information but also location data,
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 Massive Mobile Location Data Hack May Have Risked Gay People’s Safety
Researchers fear a breach of data broker Gravy Analytics could threaten the privacy of the gay community in countries where homosexuality is illegal.
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,
Massive location data hack exposed 30M records – here’s how to protect yourself
Over 30 million location data points leaked after hackers breached Gravy Analytics, a location data broker. Here's how to defend yourself.
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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Hackers claim massive breach of company that tracks and sells Americans' location data
Now, hackers have reportedly stolen data from Gravy Analytics, the parent company of Venntel, which has sold vast amounts ...
NSA Warns iPhone And Android Users—Disable Location Tracking
NSA’s warning comes by way of an advisory it last updated in 2000. But it’s still live and it’s clearly still relevant. As ...
Gravy Analytics: Position data collector admits data breach
Gravy Analytics has now admitted to a huge data leak. The incident is being investigated with the help of external experts.
Beware! Tinder and Candy Crush might be compromising user data. Here's how you can protect your privacy.
A major data breach at Gravy Analytics revealed that user location data from popular apps like Candy Crush Saga and Tinder ...
Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules
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Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location
A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your ...
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Four reasons why hack linked to Vinted and Spotify should worry all app users
Thousands of apps, used by millions of individuals, are leaching location data thanks to a hack of location data company ...