Uber hack claims probed… as black taxi drivers prepare to strike

Posted on by Dissent

Companies really look foolish – and untrustworthy – when they don’t know what’s going on or deny problems while customers keep reporting misuse of their accounts. As reported in today’s London Evening Standard:

An investigation into claims that Uber customers have fallen victim to hackers on the dark web has widened as one user told how his account had been used for a ride 3,000 miles away.

US authorities are said to be probing complaints of phantom Uber rides in the States after reports British users of the car-booking app had been charged for journeys they did not make.

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US website Motherboard has claimed 2,884 Uber accounts have been sold on the dark web market AlphaBay. But Uber says it has no knowledge of an FBI investigation and says it reports any fraudulent activity to US authorities.

Category: Business SectorHackID TheftNon-U.S.