Life360 confirms a hacker stole Tile tracker IDs and customer info
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#6NFR2)
Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge A hacker breached the systems behind Tile device trackers and stole customer data, including names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers. According to reporting from 404 Media, the hacker was able to collect customer information by accessing a tool made for responding to law enforcement requests about Tile trackers. The stolen information did not include precise Tile location data.
Life360, which owns Tile, published a statement by CEO Chris Hulls acknowledging the hack. Hulls confirmed the data included Tile tracker IDs and said that the hacker had attempted to extort Life360 and that the company reported it to law enforcement.
In an email to The Verge, Hulls wrote, From what I gather, very little was accessed." Hulls did not respond...