UBER Security Issues

UBER Security Issues

There are several claims that the Uber app can be hacked and some researchers found ways to get sensitive information from both the driver and passenger. Eduard Kovacs in the article “Flaws Allowed Hackers to Access Uber Driver, Passenger Details” indicates several ways that the app is vulnerable to data hack. One of the ways he mentions that reveal the driver’s name, license plate and information on the last passenger is knowing the unique identifier and that can be obtain by requesting and then cancelling the order. Similarly, there is no protection for promotion codes and hackers can easily access and find promotion codes and discounts. On the other hand, Uber strict rule to reduce fraud. According to Daxim Lucas in the article “Uber tightens security to reduce driver fraud, improve safety” Uber improves its security and safety procedure and ensures that the person who is behind the wheel is the person in their system. To ensure this, Uber asks the driver to take selfies then it matches to the profile picture in their system. Also, Uber service is offered both in the U.S. and some international countries such as China, India, and some European countries.