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GTA VI Hacker Gets Indefinite Hospital Sentence: Report
- Friday December 22, 2023
- Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul
The hacker responsible for hacking Rockstar Games and leaking in-development footage of GTA 6 last year has been confined to a secure hospital indefintely. According to BBC News, the trial jury found him to be ‘highly motivated’ to return to cybercrime and has been sentenced to a hospital until he’s no longer deemed as dangerous to the public...
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Two British Teens and Their Audacious Hack of Nvidia, Grand Theft Auto and Uber
- Friday August 25, 2023
- Katharine Gemmell, Bloomberg
At 9pm on September 22 last year, a group of City of London police officers waited outside room M15 at the Travelodge Bicester, a one-star budget hotel in Oxfordshire, England, for the right moment to bust in. On the other side of the door was someone they believed to be behind two serious data hacks: one on Uber Technologies Inc. and the other an ...
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Uber Data Breach: Former Security Chief Convicted by US Jury for Covering Up Massive 2016 Hack
- Thursday October 6, 2022
- Associated Press
Uber's former chief of security, Joseph Sullivan, was found guilty by a US jury of obstructing justice and concealing knowledge of a breach from authorities. In November 2016, Sullivan was emailed by hackers, and employees quickly confirmed that they had stolen records on about 57 million users and also 600,000 driver's license numbers, according t...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Uber Says Hacker Affiliated With Lapsus$ Behind Cyberattack: Report
- Tuesday September 20, 2022
- Written by Jasmin Jose, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Uber has reportedly said that a hacker affiliated with the Lapsus$ hacking group was behind the cyberattack that caused the company to close down several of its internal communications and engineering systems temporarily last week. The hacker reportedly compromised the account of an employee's workplace messaging app Slack and used it to send a mes...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Young Hacker Tricks Way Into Uber's System, Posts Screenshots: Reports
- Monday September 19, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Uber said Friday it was investigating a "cybersecurity incident," declining to comment on reports a young hacker had gained access to the ride-hailing company's computer network.
- www.ndtv.com
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GTA 6 Gameplay Videos Leaked Online; Shown to Feature Female Lead Character 'Lucia': Report
- Monday September 19, 2022
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Rockstar Games has been working on GTA 6 for a long time. Fans of the Grand Theft Auto franchise have been longing for the next installment for years, considering GTA 5 was released back in 2013. Now, purported gameplay videos from a test build of GTA 6 have been leaked online by a hacker. The hacker also claimed responsibility for the recent Uber ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Uber Says No Evidence of Sensitive User Data Loss During Hack: Report
- Saturday September 17, 2022
- Written by Jasmin Jose, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Uber has reportedly said that there was no evidence that the hacker got access to sensitive user data. A recent report of a network breach forced the ride-hailing company to shut several internal communications and engineering systems. Uber reportedly began investigating the cybersecurity incident on Thursday.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Uber Investigating Cybersecurity Incident After Alleged Data Breach: All Details
- Friday September 16, 2022
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by David Delima
Uber is investigating a cybersecurity incident after a hacker claimed that the ride-hailing company has suffered a data breach. The alleged breach is said to have forced Uber to take several internal communications and engineering systems offline.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Uber's Ex CSO Helped Cover Up Silicon Valley's Biggest Heist: Report
- Friday August 21, 2020
- Written by Sahil Gupta
Uber's former chief security officer Joe Sullivan was charged on Thursday as he allegedly arranged to pay the hackers $ 100,000 to cloak a high tech heist that exposed the personal information of about 57 million of the ride-hailing service's users and drivers data during 2016.
- www.carandbike.com
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Uber's Former Security Chief Charged With Covering Up Massive 2016 Hack
- Friday August 21, 2020
- Retuers
In an unprecedented case, a former chief security officer for Uber was criminally charged on Thursday with trying to cover up a 2016 hacking that exposed personal information of about 57 million of the ride-hailing company's customers and drivers.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Uber Account Takeover Bug Found by Indian Researcher, Now Fixed
- Monday September 16, 2019
- Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From IANS
Uber has recently fixed a hacking bug found by Indian cyber-security researcher Anand Prakash which allowed hackers to log into anyone's Uber account.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Indian Researcher Gets Rs 4.6 Lakh Reward For Discovering Bug In Uber App
- Monday September 16, 2019
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Global ride-hailing giant Uber has recently fixed a hacking bug found by Indian cybersecurity researcher Anand Prakash which allowed hackers to log into anyone's Uber account.
- www.ndtv.com
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Your High-Tech Car Is A Magnet For Hacking
- Tuesday December 18, 2018
- Bloomberg WP
Hopping into an Uber or a Car2Go is a great way to get around. Unfortunately, hackers agree, exploiting weaknesses in apps to go on "phantom rides" with someone else's profile.
- www.carandbike.com
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Uber Sued After Data Stolen by Hackers Covered Up
- Tuesday March 6, 2018
- Associated Press
Uber broke Pennsylvania law when it failed to notify potential victims for a year after it discovered hackers had stolen their personal information, said the state attorney general.
- www.gadgets360.com
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GTA VI Hacker Gets Indefinite Hospital Sentence: Report
- Friday December 22, 2023
- Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul
The hacker responsible for hacking Rockstar Games and leaking in-development footage of GTA 6 last year has been confined to a secure hospital indefintely. According to BBC News, the trial jury found him to be ‘highly motivated’ to return to cybercrime and has been sentenced to a hospital until he’s no longer deemed as dangerous to the public...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Two British Teens and Their Audacious Hack of Nvidia, Grand Theft Auto and Uber
- Friday August 25, 2023
- Katharine Gemmell, Bloomberg
At 9pm on September 22 last year, a group of City of London police officers waited outside room M15 at the Travelodge Bicester, a one-star budget hotel in Oxfordshire, England, for the right moment to bust in. On the other side of the door was someone they believed to be behind two serious data hacks: one on Uber Technologies Inc. and the other an ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Uber Data Breach: Former Security Chief Convicted by US Jury for Covering Up Massive 2016 Hack
- Thursday October 6, 2022
- Associated Press
Uber's former chief of security, Joseph Sullivan, was found guilty by a US jury of obstructing justice and concealing knowledge of a breach from authorities. In November 2016, Sullivan was emailed by hackers, and employees quickly confirmed that they had stolen records on about 57 million users and also 600,000 driver's license numbers, according t...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Uber Says Hacker Affiliated With Lapsus$ Behind Cyberattack: Report
- Tuesday September 20, 2022
- Written by Jasmin Jose, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Uber has reportedly said that a hacker affiliated with the Lapsus$ hacking group was behind the cyberattack that caused the company to close down several of its internal communications and engineering systems temporarily last week. The hacker reportedly compromised the account of an employee's workplace messaging app Slack and used it to send a mes...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Young Hacker Tricks Way Into Uber's System, Posts Screenshots: Reports
- Monday September 19, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Uber said Friday it was investigating a "cybersecurity incident," declining to comment on reports a young hacker had gained access to the ride-hailing company's computer network.
- www.ndtv.com
-
GTA 6 Gameplay Videos Leaked Online; Shown to Feature Female Lead Character 'Lucia': Report
- Monday September 19, 2022
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Rockstar Games has been working on GTA 6 for a long time. Fans of the Grand Theft Auto franchise have been longing for the next installment for years, considering GTA 5 was released back in 2013. Now, purported gameplay videos from a test build of GTA 6 have been leaked online by a hacker. The hacker also claimed responsibility for the recent Uber ...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Uber Says No Evidence of Sensitive User Data Loss During Hack: Report
- Saturday September 17, 2022
- Written by Jasmin Jose, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Uber has reportedly said that there was no evidence that the hacker got access to sensitive user data. A recent report of a network breach forced the ride-hailing company to shut several internal communications and engineering systems. Uber reportedly began investigating the cybersecurity incident on Thursday.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Uber Investigating Cybersecurity Incident After Alleged Data Breach: All Details
- Friday September 16, 2022
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by David Delima
Uber is investigating a cybersecurity incident after a hacker claimed that the ride-hailing company has suffered a data breach. The alleged breach is said to have forced Uber to take several internal communications and engineering systems offline.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Uber's Ex CSO Helped Cover Up Silicon Valley's Biggest Heist: Report
- Friday August 21, 2020
- Written by Sahil Gupta
Uber's former chief security officer Joe Sullivan was charged on Thursday as he allegedly arranged to pay the hackers $ 100,000 to cloak a high tech heist that exposed the personal information of about 57 million of the ride-hailing service's users and drivers data during 2016.
- www.carandbike.com
-
Uber's Former Security Chief Charged With Covering Up Massive 2016 Hack
- Friday August 21, 2020
- Retuers
In an unprecedented case, a former chief security officer for Uber was criminally charged on Thursday with trying to cover up a 2016 hacking that exposed personal information of about 57 million of the ride-hailing company's customers and drivers.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Uber Account Takeover Bug Found by Indian Researcher, Now Fixed
- Monday September 16, 2019
- Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From IANS
Uber has recently fixed a hacking bug found by Indian cyber-security researcher Anand Prakash which allowed hackers to log into anyone's Uber account.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Indian Researcher Gets Rs 4.6 Lakh Reward For Discovering Bug In Uber App
- Monday September 16, 2019
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Global ride-hailing giant Uber has recently fixed a hacking bug found by Indian cybersecurity researcher Anand Prakash which allowed hackers to log into anyone's Uber account.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Your High-Tech Car Is A Magnet For Hacking
- Tuesday December 18, 2018
- Bloomberg WP
Hopping into an Uber or a Car2Go is a great way to get around. Unfortunately, hackers agree, exploiting weaknesses in apps to go on "phantom rides" with someone else's profile.
- www.carandbike.com
-
Uber Sued After Data Stolen by Hackers Covered Up
- Tuesday March 6, 2018
- Associated Press
Uber broke Pennsylvania law when it failed to notify potential victims for a year after it discovered hackers had stolen their personal information, said the state attorney general.
- www.gadgets360.com