US authorities are investigating claims that British users of Uber, the online taxi booking service, have had money taken from their accounts fraudulently for fictitious journeys often made abroad.
Among the victims is Anthea Turner, the former Blue Peter presenter, who tweeted: “Account has been hacked — nothing to help me on website.” Another user said: “I woke up in London to find it said I had taken a $260 (£170) ride in a limousine in California. Because of the time lag it had been ordered in the middle of the night here. I didn’t receive the notification until I looked at my phone in the morning.”
According to The Observer, Uber users’ accounts have been sold on the dark net, a private network