Egypt-based ride hailing app SWVL was hacked in an attack that exposed the personal information of passengers including emails, names and phone numbers. The app on Monday evening notified customers of the security breach and the security measures it deployed after attackers gained access on its computer network. This is not the first ride hailing app to become a victim of a data breach. A security researcher found an unprotected server with a database containing 419 million phone numbers belonging to Facebook users. Zynga – creators of Words with friends and Draw something – were also breached last year with 218 million accounts affected.

Source: Daily Nation July 09, 2020 09:34 UTC