2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
The Uber company suffered a massive hack that affected at least 57 million users of the platform or digital application that offers transportation services.
Do you think your account could have been affected? What do you have to do if you were one of the millions who were impacted? The first thing you should know is what happened. Presumably, two people outside the company managed to obtain information from customers who use the app. Among them are some 600,000 drivers affected in the United States, reports the BBC. Uber learned of what happened, but allegedly paid hackers an official notice stating that they had "subsequently identified the individuals and obtained assurances that the downloaded information had been removed." They also alleged that they did not understand that no bank account or social security numbers had been obtained.
However, you as a user could follow the following recommendations. A note released by Fortune indicates that Hemu Nigam, founder of internet security consulting firm SSP Blue, warns that Uber “needs to force a password change and alert affected users of [possible] false Uber notifications requesting information. personal users, because hackers would. " He also indicated that you should be aware of discount offers during the festive season.
On the other hand, the article published by Fortune explains that since Uber has not contacted the affected users, you should act as if you were one of them. So, change your account password. But, it is important that you do not use another one that you have in your accounts. Try to use a new one. Check your bank account to see if there is any type of fraudulent activity and request that an entity verify your credit (can monitor it), to see if there is any fraudulent activity.
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