Uber blames hacking group Lapsus$ for data breach

Uber blames hacking group Lapsus$ for data breach

Uber has blamed Lapsus$, a South American hacking group, for being behind last week’s data breach that compromised its internal system. The ride-share giant said in a statement that it is still investigating the breach and is also coordinating with the FBI, the Department of Justice and several leading digital forensics firms. “We believe that this attacker (or…

Uber Blames Hack on Crook Linked to Notorious 'Lapsus$' Group

Ridesharing giant Uber recently announced that its systems had been infiltrated by a hacker, now the company is claiming that the hacker is affiliated with the Lapsus$ hacking group that made headlines last year after hacking companies including Microsoft and Nvidia.

Uber reveals more on recent hack, says Lapsus$ is to blame

Uber has shared more details on its recent data breach, sharing details on how it happened, what the impact was, and who it thinks was (most likely) to blame.In a security update, Uber said a threat actor purchased an Uber EXT contractor’s login credentials from the dark web, and managed to log into the account after the contractor accepted a two-factor login request from the secondary endpoint. From there, the attacker accessed “several other e…

Uber Says Lapsus$-linked Hacker Responsible for Data Breach

Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday a hacker affiliated with the Lapsus$ hacking group was responsible for a cyber attack that forced the ridehailing company to shut several internal communications temporarily last week.

Uber says Lapsus$-linked hacker responsible for breach

Cyber attack forced the ride-hailing company to shut several internal communications temporarily last week

18-year-old hacker blamed for Uber breach

A teen hacker has been blamed for a complete compromise of Uber's systems. The 18-year-old allegedly uncovered some of the most private company information and posted screen shots of the findings.