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Uber Confirms Account Takeover Vulnerability Found By Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree

Posted on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 By Davey Winder

How Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree found Uber security vulnerability that could enable an attacker to gain complete account control

A security vulnerability has been discovered that could allow attackers to compromise and control any Uber account. The security researcher who found the flaw has revealed that the vulnerability could be exploited to track a user’s location and take rides from their account. As well as Uber users, the same vulnerability impacted Uber driver accounts and Uber Eats accounts.

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