Uber: Uber is an app that provides the facility of car or auto etc. to the people on rent. Uber company encountered a glitch in its system. Due to this glitch, people started seeing the option of booking free trips. Now when it comes to freebies, we humans jump from firecrackers, so something similar happened here too. Many people booked cabs for free. People enjoyed the ride without paying a single rupee. A strange thing happened when it came to know that the company did not know anything about such a big bug. The company came to know when an Indian person disclosed this.
Anand Prakash disclosed
This bug of Uber was disclosed by a person named Anand Prakash in 2017. He reported the bug to the company. Prakash is the founder of a hacking firm. It is about 2017, so why are we talking about it today? If you have the same question in your mind, then tell that recently Prakash has shared a post from his LinkedIn account, where he has shared his experience. Prakash has told how he found this bug. Prakash’s post has become the subject of much discussion.
Bug could have caused huge damage
The bug that Prakash discovered was not a small bug. If it was not fixed in time, the company could have suffered huge losses. Even then people took the free ride, but it is obvious that the company must have suffered a loss due to this. Prakash found that by using an invalid payment method, users were able to make multiple trips in both the US and India without paying. He also made a video as proof, which he shared on his LinkedIn page. After discovering the bug, Prakash immediately reported it to Uber and the company fixed it the same day. Uber also appreciated Prakash’s work and rewarded him for his innovation.
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