Uber confirms “cybersecurity incident” after 18-year-old claimed to be behind massive breach [TechSpot]

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The New York Times reports that the hacker used a common social engineering technique to access Uber’s systems. He sent a text message to one of the ride-hailing giant’s employees claiming to be a corporate IT person. The worker was persuaded to hand over their password, granting the perpetrator access…