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Vulnerability in LocationSmart allows obtaining real-time locations of smartphones

In May, security experts found vulnerability in the LocationSmart website that allowed, without authentication, to obtain the real-time location of cell phones in the United States. The vulnerability has been solved, so the information security professional is publishing the technical details of the vulnerability. LocationSmart, the cell phone location service has recently appeared in the […]

Real-time Location Data Of Nearly All US Smartphone Users Exposed

A cell phone tracking service called LocationSmart has been reportedly leaking real-time location data on millions of mobile phone customers across North America. Exploiting a bug in its website, anyone could track the location of US cell phone users without obtaining their consent. This bug was spotted by Robert Xiao, a Carnegie Mellon University researcher, in […]