The New York Times reports that the hacker used a common social engineering technique to access Uber’s systems. He sent a text message to one of the.
What just happened? Uber is investigating a cybersecurity incident that has compromised many of its internal systems, giving the hacker, who says he is just 18 years old, almost complete access to the company’s network. The breach is thought to be as bad as or worse than the 2016 incident that exposed the details of 57 million customers.
The New York Times reports that the hacker used a common social engineering technique to access Uber’s systems. He sent a text message to one of the ride-hailing giant’s employees claiming to be a corporate IT person. The worker was persuaded to hand over their password, granting the perpetrator access to Uber’s network.
The hacker provided screenshots of Uber’s internal systems to the NYT as proof of his successful attack. He told the publication that he is 18 years old and had been working on his cybersecurity skills for several years, adding that Uber’s weak security prompted him to compromise its network.
Once he had access, the hacker sent a Slack message to employees that read: „I announce I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a data breach.
