FBI investigates as ‘phantom’ cab rides appear on hacked British Uber accounts
by Mark Townsend from Technology | The Guardian on (#9M8D)
Speculation that account credentials of of customers using the taxi app were sold on 'dark web'
The FBI in the US is looking into how British users of the taxi-booking app Uber have been charged for journeys they did not either book or make.
The minicab service, which charges users a fare depending on demand and distance travelled, says it has found no evidence of a security breach, although a number of UK users say they have had money withdrawn from their accounts for phantom trips.
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