Bugs in transportation app Moovit gave hackers free rides | TechCrunch

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News Summary

  • Omer Attias a security researcher at SafeBreach said he found three vulnerabilities in the Moovit app
  • The bugs could have allowed him to take over other people s accounts and consequently their credit cards to pay for his own rides
  • While Attias said he tested his exploits only in Israel he said he thinks it could have worked in other cities given that Moov it operates all over the world
  • The vulnerabilities have long since been fixed and no customer action is required according to Moovits spokesperson Sharon Kaslassi
  • There is no evidence that malicious hackers found and exploited these bugs
Hackers could have hijacked the user accounts of a popular transportation app and used them to get free rides and access peoples personal information, according to a security researcher.Omer Attias [+2953 chars]

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