Motherboard reports:
Back in March, Motherboard revealed that fully functioning Uber accounts were for sale on the dark web for as cheap as $1 each. At the time, it appeared that the victims of those hacks were based in the United Kingdom. Now, Uber customers from all over the United States have taken to Twitter to complain that their account has been charged for trips they never took, sometimes half way across the world.
In response to Motherboard’s coverage, Uber issued a statement saying that they basically have no new statement since their last one. Note that all these are newly reported charges. And in at least one case, the account was a new one – created after the reported breach that led to reports of Uber account information for sale. The customer admits that she used the same login for her new Uber account that she’s used for other accounts, so it’s not compelling proof, but the rash of new fraudulent charges is certainly concerning.
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