Ride-sharing giant Uber said it was investigating a “cybersecurity incident” after a hacker who claimed to be 18 years old claimed he had administrative access to the company’s vehicles.
The Verge reports that Uber claims to be investigating a “cybersecurity incident” following reports of breaches of the company’s internal systems. The alleged hacker claims to be 18 years old and has access to company tools, including Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform. Newspaper “New York Times Reportedly, Uber disabled several internal systems, including Slack.
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An Uber spokesperson said the company declined to answer additional questions, citing a public statement on Twitter: “We are currently responding to a cybersecurity incident. We are in contact with law enforcement and will post additional updates here as they become available.”
Colton Seal, CEO and co-founder of Routefusion, tweeted a screenshot of an internal Uber Slack chat where the hacker appeared among employees.
Actually a great way to hack someone
@Uber pic.twitter.com/fFUA5xb3wv
— Colton (@ColtonSeal) 16 September 2022
Many employees were reportedly shocked by the hacker’s message that they thought it was just a joke. Employees’ responses ranged from nonchalant emojis to “happening” GIFs. An unnamed employee said staff thought it was a joke and contacted the hacker.
Apparently, the internal network folder contains the powershell scripts…
“One of the Powershell scripts contains a username and password for an administrative user in Thycotic (PAM). However, I have the secrets of all services like DA, DUO, Onelogin, AWS, GSuite.” pic.twitter.com/FhszpxxUEW
— Korben Leo (@hacker_) 16 September 2022
hacker said Washington post He said they hacked Uber for fun and are currently considering leaking the company’s source code. They also told cybersecurity researcher Korben Leo that they gained access to their Uber system using login credentials obtained from an employee via social engineering.
“It seems like a complete compromise,” Curry said. New York Times. “He looks like a kid who gets in an Uber and doesn’t know what to do with it and has fun.”
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