Bykea hit by bizarre glitch as users receive curse words
Pakistan
The company has apologised for the inappropriate messaging
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Bykea, a ride hailing and delivery app, has just experienced what appears a cyber attack that resulted in sending out inappropriate words cursing Pakistan in its notification to its users.
As it navigated through the bizarre bug in its push notification system, social media users reported the issue on Twitter, sparking a meme fest.
— Syed Hussain Bukhari (@Itz_hussain7) June 13, 2023
— finn (@Bullybob02) June 13, 2023
However, some of them pointed out loopholes in the app’s security, saying the company should also focus on its cyber security.
— Asim (@thedigitalasim) June 13, 2023
— Anas Tipu (@teepusahab) June 13, 2023
Furthermore, Pakistan’s online shopping store Daraz enjoyed the moments as it in its notification said: “We are NOT hacked”. After the glitch got the attention of the company, it took immediate measures to fix it. The company in its message said:
— (@Biya_says_) June 13, 2023
“We apologise for the inappropriate messaging sent through Bykea. We can confirm that this was a third party community tool which got compromised. Our team has restored it,” reads the message.
