Qatari contact-tracing app 'put 1m people's sensitive data at risk'

Hackers allowed access to names, national ID, health status and location data of users, says AmnestyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA security flaw in Qatar ’s coronavirus contact-tracing app put the sensitive personal details of more than a million people at risk, according to an investigation by Amnesty International.The app, which is mandatory for Qatari residents to install, was configured in a way that would have allowed hackers “to access highly sensitive personal information, including the name, national ID, health status and location data of more than 1 million users”, according to Amnesty International’s security lab. Continue reading...
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