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Tracker company Tile hacked — police data provider says it faced "extortion" attempt following breach

Data leak.

Tile, best known for small portable bluetooth trackers, has confirmed suffering a major cyberattack that saw an unnamed hacker obtain sensitive customer data including people’s names, postal addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and more.

Parent company Life360 confirmed the breach in a statement, adding the hacker had tried to extort it for money, but noting it had plugged the hole that made the breach possible in the first place.

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