Police in Chicago are questioning dozens of people in connection with the theft of the century. About a hundred cars class premium and luxury stolen from the Park service rent Share Now. Most of the missing machines different models of Mercedes-Benz.
Chicago car rental service Now Share on Wednesday evening declared a temporary cessation of work and the loss of hundreds of cars from the Park. Presumably, the fraudsters used the mobile app to capture cars, although a company spokesman Mike Silverman claims that the service Share is Now hacked, and private customer information is not exposed to risk of access by unauthorized persons.
Clarification: We were not hacked. This is an instance of fraud isolated to Chicago, and we are currently working with law enforcement. None of our member’s personal or confidential information has been compromised. No other SHARE NOW the North American market has been affected.
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As of Wednesday night, 100 of the vehicles disappeared, but the police hope that at least half of them is still in the Chicago area. This was stated by the representative of the Chicago police Department Luis Agostini. According to him, interrogating more than a dozen people, and some cars from the Park Share Now now withdrawn from persons who took their rental. CBS Chicago says about the 12 detainees.
Share Now created by Daimler and BMW, has offices in many major U.S. cities, but attack intruders happened only in Chicago, and apparently is a local action of some criminal organization.
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Share Now declares that it is actively cooperating with the investigation and hopes soon to notify their customers about the resumption of work.
