Uber announced that it was investigating a breach of its systems claimed by an 18-year-old hacker.
The ride-sharing company quickly responded to the hack by taking down several of its internal communication tools and engineering systems as it investigated the extent of the breach. It also said that it had alerted authorities about the hack.
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“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,” Uber announced in a Thursday night statement.
“I announce i am a hacker and uber has suffered a data breach,” the hacker posted on the company Slack. The willingness to self-reveal led several employees to believe the post was a joke, according to the Washington Post. Internal screenshots viewed by the Post appear to imply that the hacker had wide-ranging access within the company’s systems.
Honestly kind of a classy way to hack someone ???@Uber pic.twitter.com/fFUA5xb3wv
— Colton (@ColtonSeal) September 16, 2022
The hacker claims to be 18 years old, according to the New York Times. The hacker also claims he or she breached the company for fun and is considering leaking the company’s source code in the next few months.
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Uber’s security was previously breached in 2016, when hackers stole 57 million rider and driver accounts from internal records. The company admitted to trying to cover up the breach, according to a settlement the company had with the Justice Department in July.
