Earlier this week, the large ride-hailing company Uber was subject to a cyberattack. The corporation was forced to take many internal systems offline, including Slack, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform, after the attack was detected on Thursday.
An 18-year-old hacker who gained administrator access to the company’s internal tools is who the hacker claims to be. Uber is still looking into the teen’s methods of operation. The internal tools started to come back online yesterday after being taken offline as a precaution.
— Uber Comms (@Uber_Comms) September 16, 2022
Uber was quick to explain that no personal information from user accounts, such as travel history or log-in information, was hacked. The business also declared that the Uber Driver app, Uber, Uber Eats, and Uber Freight services are all fully operational. Law enforcement was also informed by the ride-hailing behemoth.
Through the company’s internal Slack platform, the hacker made himself known to the Uber staff by posting a message that said, “I proclaim I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a data breach.” He provided evidence for his allegation by disclosing trade secrets and tweeting a hashtag accusing Uber of underpaying its drivers.
According to the suspected hacker, an Uber employee handed him a password that enabled him access to the company’s internal networks, as reported by The New York Times. He had used social engineering to deceive the employee by pretending to be a company IT officer.
Uber’s systems were completely compromised, according to security experts, yet the business did not urge its users to change their passwords or other login information.
It’s not the first time that a cyberattack has impacted Uber. In 2016, the business had a significant breach that exposed the private data of millions of consumers and drivers.
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