The intruder who claims to have hacked into Uber might not have caused much damage. The ride-sharing company has certain that there is “no evidence” that the perpetrator accessed sensitive user data, such as travel histories. All services are working properly and the company has reinstated the use of the internal software that it removed upon discovery of the violation.
Uber did not say more about the reported culprit or the nature of the incident. computer beep it says has seen Hacker screenshots purporting to show Uber’s IT resources, including its Amazon Web Services console, Google Workspace dashboard, and virtual machines. The perpetrator also gained access to Uber’s bug bounty program, suggesting he might be aware of security holes that the company hasn’t necessarily fixed.
The account information appears to be secure. However, there is concern that the attacker may gain access to the source code or may sell the bounty data to other hackers who could use the vulnerabilities for their own campaigns. There may be fallout in the coming days, even if Uber riders have no immediate reason to worry.
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