7-Eleven fuel app data breach exposes users' personal details

guest · Oct 25, 2019

7-Eleven fuel app data breach exposes users' personal details
October 25, 2019
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...pp-data-breach-exposes-users-personal-details

The popular petrol-buying app run by 7-Eleven has suffered a data breach that allowed customers to view the names, email addresses, mobile numbers and dates of birth of other users.

The 7-Eleven fuel app, which the company said this week has been downloaded two million times, was taken offline for a matter of hours on Thursday after a customer alerted the company to the fact that he was able to access the personal information of several other customers via the app.
The app allows users to pay in advance for fuel and lock in lower petrol prices for when they need to fill up.

He alerted 7-Eleven, which took down the app yesterday for maintenance, much to the frustration of several customers on the company’s Facebook page.
A spokesperson for 7-Eleven said the app was brought back online at 5.30pm, but declined to answer any questions about the data breach, stating the matter was under investigation.

“The 7-Eleven Fuel App experienced a technical issue. The issue has been resolved, and the 7-Eleven Fuel App is now online for all customers. We are continuing to investigate and have informed the relevant authorities,” the spokesperson said.
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