Data from 148,000 Norwegians’ mobile phones allegedly hijacked by Russian hackers. The Privacy Office deemed the scale of the incident to be “potentially huge”.
The stolen data is said to include information about the location and movements of mobile phone users. Norwegian television NRK mentions the announcement on a Russian hacker forum. The author of this entry claims that the information obtained can be assigned to a specific subscriber.
Tobias Judin of Norway’s data protection authority Datatilsynet acknowledged that the incident could have serious consequences, NRK TV reported.
– Potentially, the scale of the theft could be huge. He told a Norwegian television reporter that the data obtained could contain sensitive information that could be used to influence or manipulate those involved.
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The location data was allegedly stolen from the Norwegian-American company Gravy Analytics. She collected them from applications installed on her phone. In 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission accused the company of illegally trading in mobile phone users’ data, including information about personal relationships, pregnancies, and political and religious views.
In December, Reuters reported that Gravy Analytics had reached a settlement with President Joe Biden’s administration that would prohibit it from collecting location data.
Neither NRK nor Reuters reporters received comment from Gravy Analytics regarding the disclosed data theft.
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