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A company that tracks and sells Americans' location data has been hacked
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/location-data-broker-gravy-analytics-was-seemingly-hacked-experts-say-rcna187038
One of the largest companies that tracks Americans’ location through smartphone data has been hacked by Russian cybercriminals in exchange for ransom, according to two cybersecurity researchers, a person who has posted a massive trove of allegedly hacked files and a notice the company sent to the Norwegian government.
The incident would be one of the largest known breaches of a handful of controversial U.S. companies that sell individuals’ location data, a gold mine for advertisers as it can be used to extensively map a person’s life, usually without their knowledge.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/846003
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/location-data-broker-gravy-analytics-was-seemingly-hacked-experts-say-rcna187038
One of the largest companies that tracks Americans’ location through smartphone data has been hacked by Russian cybercriminals in exchange for ransom, according to two cybersecurity researchers, a person who has posted a massive trove of allegedly hacked files and a notice the company sent to the Norwegian government.
The incident would be one of the largest known breaches of a handful of controversial U.S. companies that sell individuals’ location data, a gold mine for advertisers as it can be used to extensively map a person’s life, usually without their knowledge.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/846003