A health and fitness app launched by a popular social media influencer may have given other users of the app intimate workout photos and other personal information.
The founder of Move With Us is a 29-year-old fitness trainer who is a three-time World Beauty Fitness and Fashion bikini world champion, as well as a social media personality. The company's website says that the app was created to "share the true transformative power of fitness with the world." Users of the app are encouraged to take before and after photos to help track their fitness goals and provide a record of their progress.
There was a problem with those pictures this week. Users of the app told news.com.au that they were randomly logging into accounts that weren't their own. After logging into a stranger's account, those same users reported being able to see intimate account details, including full names, email addresses, physical addresses, birthdays, and nude or revealing "progress photos" that users kept to track their progress.
The company responded to hundreds of angry users who were concerned for the safety of their accounts. On Tuesday, Move With Us posted a statement about the data breach to the page, which disqualifies some of the more lofty claims made by angry users. It reads in part.
We wanted to notify that early yesterday afternoon...we were alerted by our community to an error occurring on customer Profile page within our app for a small portion of users.
This error was causing the incorrect user profile image and profile page to show for users. We immediately investigated and then resolved the issue with our development partners.
...We were also able to confirm no progress photos or financial information was wrongfully accessed. We can also confirm that this was not a malicious intent by a third party to access our users information.
There are a lot of unanswered questions regarding the incident. It is not clear how many people were affected and the company did not specify how many users were affected. The discrepancy between the users' claims and the company's claims doesn't seem to have been resolved. Move with us was contacted by Gizmodo to inquire about the incident. If the company responds, the story will be updated.
This is definitely a cautionary tale about keeping your most intimate personal information inside an app. Most apps don't have good security, so be very careful how you send naked pictures of yourself and where you keep them.