Thousands of 'vulnerable' customers' private data shared by Vector appSTUFF The information was revealed due to a glitch in the app. The app downloads the name, email, GPS co-ordinates and other personal data related to every unresolved outage reported via the app. * Vector not willing to pay out after over charging customersThe anonymous tipster who reported the problem to Stuff was able to access 33,000 listings of Vector customers' details. "While we believe we have identified the app vulnerability and taken steps to prevent future app users' data being accessible, and work has already commenced to overhaul the Vector Outage App, I have taken the immediate step of disabling the Vector Outage App until we can have total confidence our customers' data remains secure while using it," Ravishankar said. "It will now be completely rebuilt to manage the dual issues of demand during large outages as well as ensuring data security.

Source: Stuff April 26, 2018 01:51 UTC