Uber investigating 'cybersecurity incident' after teenager claims breach of website

Uber announced that it was investigating a breach of its techniques claimed by an 18-year-old hacker.

The ride-sharing firm rapidly responded to the hack by taking down a number of of its inner communication instruments and engineering techniques because it investigated the extent of the breach. It additionally mentioned that it had alerted authorities in regards to the hack.

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"We're at present responding to a cybersecurity incident. We're in contact with legislation enforcement and can put up further updates right here as they turn into out there," Uber introduced in a Thursday evening assertion.

"I announce i'm a hacker and uber has suffered a knowledge breach," the hacker posted on the corporate Slack. The willingness to self-reveal led a number of staff to consider the put up was a joke, in line with the Washington Submit. Inner screenshots considered by the Submit seem to indicate that the hacker had wide-ranging entry throughout the firm's techniques.

The hacker claims to be 18 years previous, in line with the New York Instances. The hacker additionally claims she or he breached the corporate for enjoyable and is contemplating leaking the corporate's supply code within the subsequent few months.

Uber's safety was beforehand breached in 2016, when hackers stole 57 million rider and driver accounts from inner information. The corporate admitted to attempting to cowl up the breach, in accordance to a settlement the corporate had with the Justice Division in July.