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Ethical Indian hacker helped Uber to fix its flaw

Nabanita Dutta

News Editor
Image Credit: shortpedia

There was one crucial flaw in the Uber app that was enabling the hackers to access the accounts of the users across the globe. Anand Prakash, the founder of a cybersecurity firm Appsecure found out the vulnerability in April and informed Uber about the same. Uber fixed the bug immediately and rewarded Prakash with $6500. The bug bounty programme for popular apps and social network is gaining popularity among people.