Indian researcher bags Rs 4.6 lakh award for finding bug in Uber
Uber said that more than $2 million was paid to over 600 researchers around the world as part of its bug bounty pro



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Uber awards Indian researcher for finding bug in its platform (REUTERS)
Global ride-hailing giant Uber has recently fixed a hacking bug found by Indian cybersecurity researcher Anand Prakash which allowed hackers to log into anyone’s Uber account.

The company has paid Anand $6,500 i.e. about Rs 4.6 lakh as a reward for giving information about this bug.

Anand explained that the bug was an account-takeover-vulnerability on Uber that allowed attackers to take over any other user’s Uber account, including those of partners and Uber Eats users, inc42 reported. As per media report, the bug was present in the API request function of the Uber app.

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According to Uber, the bug was immediately fixed through the company’s bug bounty programme. It also said that over $2 million was paid to more than 600 researchers around the world, including Indian researchers.




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Earlier Anand had once removed a bug in Uber, by taking advantage of which anyone could travel for free for a lifetime in an Uber cab.

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I thought they found a blood sucking bed bug.

Over 2 Million dollars is shared amongst all of them.

His own payment there is 4.6 lakhs which is about 6,400 dollars

DesChyko:
Over 2 Million dollars is shared amongst all of them.

His own payment there is 4.6 lakhs which is about 6,400 dollars

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olu77:
I thought they found a blood sucking bed bug.

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olu77:
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