Uber Driver’s Car Shot Up After He Becomes an Unwilling Getaway Driver
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Hackaday Links: May 13, 2018
The dumbest thing this week is Uber’s flying car concept of the future. The braintrust at Uber envisions a world of skyports, on rooftops or on the ground that will handle 200 takeoffs and landings per hour. That is 4800 per day at a maximum. The record for the number of total takeoffs and landings for any airport was set last year at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji airport with 969 takeoffs and landings in a twenty-four hour period. Yes, Uber wants to put the world’s busiest airport in a parking lot or something. Just wait, it gets dumber. Uber’s ‘flying …read more
Uber car software detected woman before fatal crash but failed to stop
Uber has reportedly discovered that the fatal crash was likely caused by a software bug in its self-driving car technology. Continue reading Uber car software detected woman before fatal crash but failed to stop
Man hacked 200 firms & sold data of millions of users on dark web
By Waqas
Grant West, a cunning hacker who goes by the online
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A Look Inside: Bug Bounties and Pen Testing
Threatpost talks to Christie Terrill of Bishop Fox about the pros and cons of using bug bounty programs versus penetration testing for companies. Continue reading A Look Inside: Bug Bounties and Pen Testing
When Your Employees Post Passwords Online
Storing passwords in plaintext online is never a good idea, but it’s remarkable how many companies have employees who are doing just that using online collaboration tools like Trello.com. Last week, KrebsOnSecurity notified a host of companies that employees were using Trello to share passwords for sensitive internal resources. Among those put at risk by such activity included an insurance firm, a state government agency and ride-hailing service Uber.com. Continue reading When Your Employees Post Passwords Online
Mobile security: Enterprise data via mobile is the next frontier for cyber criminals
2018 will be the year cyber criminals focus on enterprise mobile security weak spots, exploiting them to harvest sensitive information. All organizations face new security challenges as their workers increasingly go mobile and use a rapidly e… Continue reading Mobile security: Enterprise data via mobile is the next frontier for cyber criminals
Uber updates bug bounty program, adds bonus for proof-of-concept (POC)
Ridesharing service Uber has announced some changes to its bug bounty program, including a new set of terms and conditions, as well as new monetization opportunities for white hatters. First off, some stats. Since August 2017, Uber has rewarded ethical… Continue reading Uber updates bug bounty program, adds bonus for proof-of-concept (POC)
Uber Tightens Bug Bounty Extortion Policies
Uber is tightening policies around its bug bounty program after a 2016 data breach exposed deep flaws in its policies around handling extortion. Continue reading Uber Tightens Bug Bounty Extortion Policies
Uber Rival Careem Hacked, 14 million customer & driver data stolen
By Waqas
The United Arab Emirates-based ride-hailing giant Careem has been hacked.
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