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.
Gravy Analytics Accused of Negligence Over Location Data Breach
Data broker Gravy Analytics Inc. faces a proposed class action accusing the company of failing to adequately secure sensitive location data obtained by a hacker in a data breach uncovered in January.
Privacy of millions worldwide compromised as huge data location broker got hacked
The privacy of millions of people worldwide is at risk following an attack against a huge data location broker. 404 Media first reported the news of a potential data breach against Gravy Analytics on January 7,
Hackers claim massive breach of company that tracks and sells Americans' location data
Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals that hackers stole data from Gravy Analytics, a major seller of smartphone location data to the U.S.
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,
How to Keep Your Location Data Safe From Security Breaches
The recent Gravy Analytics breach included location data from millions of users across hundreds of popular apps. Here's how to protect your information.
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.
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.
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Gravy Analytics: Position data collector admits data breach
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NSA Warns iPhone And Android Users—Disable Location Tracking
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Beware! Tinder and Candy Crush might be compromising user data. Here's how you can protect your privacy.
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