Uber apparently hacked by teen, employees thought it was a joke
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#63PQM)
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Uber says it's investigating a cybersecurity incident" amidst reports that the company's internal systems have been breached. The alleged hacker, who claims to be an 18-year old, says they have administrator access to company tools including Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform. The New York Times reports that the ride-hailing business has taken multiple internal systems, including Slack, offline while it investigates the breach.
When contacted for comment by The Verge, a spokesperson for the company declined to answer additional questions, and pointed to its statement on Twitter. We are currently responding to a cybersecurity incident. We are in touch with law enforcement and will post additional updates here as they become...