Whoosh

Whoosh is a Russian scooter‑sharing platform that provides short‑term rentals of electric scooters through a smartphone application. The service allows users to locate, unlock and pay for scooters on‑demand for urban trips. Whoosh operates its fleet in Russia, offering a dock‑less model where scooters can be picked up and left at any permitted public spot. The company’s core product is the rental service itself, supported by a backend system that manages vehicle availability, pricing and user accounts.

The organisation’s scale is reflected in the volume of data it handles; the November 2022 breach exposed records of approximately 7.2 million users, indicating a substantial user base. In that incident, attackers obtained email addresses, phone numbers, first names, partial payment‑card details for 1.9 million individuals and three million promotional codes for free rentals. Whoosh initially stated it had blocked the attack but later confirmed the leak while maintaining that full payment information and transaction data remained secure. The breach prompted the firm to cooperate with law‑enforcement to curb further distribution of the stolen database, which was offered for sale on a hacking forum and Telegram.

Whoosh distinguishes itself as a scooter‑sharing service that operates via a mobile application in Russia. The November 2022 incident showed that the platform stores user contact details, promotional codes and partial payment information, indicating the types of data it manages. Ownership details are not disclosed in the supplied material, so no parent‑subsidiary relationship can be confirmed from the available information.