Millions of users of popular apps such as Vinted, Spotify, Candy Crush and Tinder may have had their sensitive location data stolen by an unknown hacker who has posted details on a Russian-language site popular with cyber-criminals. In what is being treated as a major international data breach, it is being reported that hackers have targeted US company Gravy Analytics (GA) which brokers location data for thousands of popular apps.
It is estimated that some 20 million people in Britain would have used one of the apps affected although it is not known how many may have had their location data stolen. Experts fear this stolen data will also make it easier for criminals to scam individuals or potentially blackmail them.
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Source: MSN News
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