Uber fined $1.1 million by UK and Dutch regulators over 2016 data breach

British and Dutch data protection regulators Tuesday hit the ride-sharing company Uber with a total fine of $1,170,892 (~ 1.1 million) for failing to protect its customers’ personal information during a 2016 cyber attack involving millions of users.

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After Getting Hacked, Uber Paid Hackers $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Secret

Uber is in headlines once again—this time for concealing last year’s data breach that exposed personal data of 57 million customers and drivers.

On Tuesday, Uber announced that the company suffered a massive data breach in October 2016 that exposed na… Continue reading After Getting Hacked, Uber Paid Hackers $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Secret

Apple Allows Uber to Use a Powerful Feature that Lets it Record iPhone Screen

If you are an iPhone user and use Uber app, you would be surprised to know that widely popular ride-hailing app can record your screen secretly.

Security researcher Will Strafach recently revealed that Apple selectively grants (what’s known as an “ent… Continue reading Apple Allows Uber to Use a Powerful Feature that Lets it Record iPhone Screen

Uber Now Tracks Your Location Even After Your Ride

Uber was in controversies at the mid of this year for monitoring the battery life of its users, as the company believed that its users were more likely to pay a much higher price to hire a cab when their phone’s battery is close to dying.

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Uber Hack lets anyone find Unlimited Promo Codes for Free Uber Rides

An Independent Security Researcher from Egypt has discovered a critical vulnerability in Uber app that could allow an attacker to brute force Uber promo code value and get valid codes with the high amount of up to $25,000 for more than one free rides.
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