Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Reports of a possible leak of databases containing personal information about users of several popular services in Uzbekistan, including SafeRoad, inDrive, Lada Auto, KiwiTaxi and Fargo, have circulated on social media.
Digital technology expert Shukhrat Kurbanov said that, after examining the information being shared, he found his own personal data among the records, including his personal identification number (PINFL), residential addresses and information about vehicles and their documents.
Kurbanov said he initially assumed the databases contained mostly general information, such as email addresses.
However, his review suggested that they could also include more sensitive information, such as PINFL numbers, residential addresses, details of vehicles linked to applications, vehicle registration numbers, and information from driving licences and vehicle registration certificates.
Other online posts claim the databases may contain information about purchases, delivery orders and medicines bought from pharmacies several years ago.
It has not yet been established whether the data is actually linked to the services named in the reports or how many users may have been affected.
Kurbanov expressed hope that the relevant organisations were already aware of the situation and had begun investigating the source of the information.
As of publication, the reports cited no official confirmation of a data breach, no estimate of the number of potentially affected users and no comments from the services mentioned.
