The hacker claimed to gain access to Uber's AWS, Google Cloud, and even financial data.
A spokesperson for Uber declined to comment on details of the hack overnight and would only say that they were “currently responding to a cybersecurity incident” and they were “in touch with law enforcement.” Uber said it would provide updates via itsUber suffered a ransomware attack back in 2016, with the sensitive information of 57 million users
, including driver’s license information, but the company kept it a secret for more than a year. The company paid $100,000 to the hackers and fired two executives after the incident.If it does turn out the hacker is a lone wolf not affiliated with any nation-state and just 18 years old, the hack would follow in awho breached sensitive areas just because they could.
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