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Written by David Delima | Updated: 20 December 2024 15:06 IST

Rapido Reportedly Fixes Security Flaw That Exposed and Driver Information

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Highlights

Rapido has resolved a security flaw that exposed some data
Data of s, drivers who submitted may have been exposed
Rapido has already shut off access to the portal

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Rapido recently fixed a security flaw that exposed personal information related to s and drivers on the ride-hailing platform, according to a report. A form designed for Rapido s and drivers reportedly revealed their full names, email addresses, and phone numbers, via a portal that was discovered by a security researcher. The company acknowledged the issue and has secured the portal in order to prevent unauthorised access to and driver data that could be used to target these s in scams.

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TechCrunch reports that security researcher Renganathan P discovered a security flaw connected with a website that was used to collect from both Rapido drivers and s. The issue was related to an application programming interface (API) that would transmit the received from s to a third party service, according to the publication.

The affected portal was exposing personal information related to both Rapido s and drivers, according to the publication. This included s' email addresses, phone numbers, and the name they entered while submitting some using the form.

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According to the report, around 1,800 responses (including email addresses and phone numbers) were exposed via the portal. The publication states that it verified the data was able to the portal was revealing data, by submitting some text using the same form.

Rapido quickly fixed the security flaw that let to the exposure of and driver information, by setting the affected portal to private, according to the report. "While this is being managed by external parties, we have come to understand that the survey links have reached some unintended s from the public," Rapido CEO Aravind Sanka told the publication.

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