Reports on social media on Wednesday evening indicates Cab-hailing platform Bolt (formerly Taxify) may have been hacked. However, the company has quickly come out to deny the story claiming that it had not been hacked.
– Bolt App ( formerly Taxify ) server has allegedly been hacked ,as clients claim to be getting debit alerts. pic.twitter.com/zvNAfhVChT
— SubDeliveryZone (@SubDeliveryZone) September 25, 2019
Bolt quickly issued a statement denying the story. According to the company, Bolt said its platform has not been hacked. The statement, however, acknowledged that Bolt’s payment service provider may be experiencing some technical glitches “which we are trying to clarify”.
Bolt (Taxify) has not been hacked. Also, we do not store credit card data. Our payments provider is possibly experiencing issues which we are trying to clarify. pic.twitter.com/MGwKPiwUGs
— Bolt Nigeria (Taxify) (@Boltapp_ng) September 25, 2019
