uber Keep accumulating bad news. United Riders Association A distributor group (AUR) operating for different applications filed a complaint Tuesday against the American multinational to which El Periódico de Catalunya, of the Prensa Ibérica group, has access, for alleged failure to inform drivers. ‘ or customers due to a security breach exposing their personal data.
recorded request, Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) regrets that Uber did not “personally inform” those affected by a cyberattack that managed to affect the company’s internal systems last September. This computer attack would involve leaking confidential personal data of both drivers and Uber customers, such as names, surnames, national identity documents and account numbers.
As The New York Times explains, a cyber criminal launched a social engineering attack against one of the employees of the mobility provider company. He could sneak in through that clerk. loose, internal communication systems used by Uber. “I’m a hacker “Uber suffered a data breach,” the attacker said in a message to all company employees.
Following this news, Uber posted a message on Twitter: “We are currently responding to an incident. cyber security. We are in contact with law enforcement and will post additional updates here as they become available.”
Shortly thereafter, Uber assured that the cyberattack had failed to gain access to the company’s production environment or compromised databases where confidential information was stored. The company accused an actor linked to the attack. plugs$, a group of cybercriminals specializing in corporate extortion that hit companies like Microsoft, Samsung or Nvidia already last year. However, the AUR assures that in its complaint, Uber has not contacted delivery people or affected customers. security breach.