Uber customer data exposed through online lost and found database
App-based taxi firm Uber is once again attracting the wrong type of headlines after exposing internal data on user accounts and phone numbers through its lost and found database.
According to Motherboard, the internal database was accessible online for around 5 hours on Monday before being replaced with a 404 error message.
During that time Motherboard was able to determine that the database, which appeared to be from the company's Los Angeles office, detailed 155 lost items, including bags, phones, keys and even credit cards. While the thought of leaving keys, cards and phones in a cab is scary enough, the fact that the database also made customer and driver names, phone numbers, internal ID numbers and ride information available is even more concerning.
