Computer systems belonging to ridesharing giant Uber appear to have been targeted by hackers in what could be a serious security breach.
Computer systems belonging to ridesharing giant Uber appear to have been targeted by hackers in what could be a serious security breach.
The company reported on Thursday evening that it had contacted law enforcement after learning of what it described as a “cybersecurity incident.”
In a tweet posted at about 9:30 p.m. ET, Uber said: “We are currently responding to a cybersecurity incident. We are in touch with law enforcement and will post additional updates here as they become available.”
A New York Times (NYT) report said that as soon as Uber learned of Thursday’s breach, the company took a number of its internal computer systems offline while it tried to determine exactly what had happened.
According to the NYT, workers at Uber offices received a message via the company’s internal messaging system with the ominous notice: “I announce I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a data breach.
