After attempted blackmail at Life360: Data of 443,000 users probably leaked
Following a ransomware incident at "Life360", a popular tracker app for families, a criminal has published data in the underground forum.
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After it became known that a ransomware incident had occurred at "Life360", a well-known tracker app for families, a cybercriminal published data in the underground forum. According to the security experts at Hackread, the incidents are connected. The criminals apparently used an unsecured API endpoint to steal the data. The vulnerability has since been fixed.
No financial or location data affected
In a statement on July 11, Life360 CEO Chris Hulls confirmed an incident in which personal information such as phone numbers, device identification numbers and email addresses were affected. Sensitive information of the approximately 400,000 people affected, such as financial data, login information and location data, was spared. Nevertheless, there is an increased risk of phishing for those affected.
In June 2024, the Life360 subsidiary Tile also suffered a massive data breach, as Hackread reports. The cybercriminal managed to steal sensitive data and access internal tools. In the past, Life360 also made headlines for selling its users' location data to various data traders. The company announced that it would restrict this practice and only pass on aggregated location data.
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