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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rachel Hall

Virgin Media O2 mobile users’ locations exposed for two years in security flaw

an iphone taking a picture of a mobile mast
The flaw, which was corrected this week, has been reported to regulators. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

The locations of millions of Virgin Media O2 mobile customers were exposed for up to two years until a network security flaw was corrected, it has emerged.

Before the fix was implemented on 18 May, anyone with a Virgin Media O2 sim card could use their phone to obtain sensitive information about the network’s other customers using a 4G-enabled device, including their location to the nearest mobile mast.

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