iOS cat game leak exposes 450K users

Researchers at Cybernews have found that an iOS game “Cats Tower: The Cat Game!” has been exposing players’ IPs and, in some cases, Facebook access tokens.

On Apple’s App Store, the app’s developer is listed as Rhino Games; however, their privacy policy links to a webpage belonging to Armenian mobile game developer Next Epic LLC.

Leaked data could let hackers track users’ online footprints, hijack Facebook, and pinpoint their location. While IP addresses aren’t GPS coordinates, they can still give a disturbingly close idea of where someone lives, especially when cross-referenced with other public or leaked data.

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