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Uber, Vulnerable Banking Apps, and Bluetooth – Paul’s Security Weekly #539

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 In the news, a new Windows evasion technique, naked rowers, undetectable malware, social engineering from your shed and banking apps vulnerable to MITM attacks. Paul’s Stories Uber Paid 20-Year-Old Florida Hacker $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Se… Continue reading Uber, Vulnerable Banking Apps, and Bluetooth – Paul’s Security Weekly #539→

Uber Paid 20-Year-Old Florida Hacker $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Secret

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Last year, Uber received an email from an anonymous person demanding money in exchange for the stolen user database.

It turns out that a 20-year-old Florida man, with the help of another, breached Uber’s system last year and was paid a huge amount by … Continue reading Uber Paid 20-Year-Old Florida Hacker $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Secret→

Weekly Cyber Risk Roundup: Uber’s Breach Woes, Major Cybercriminals Prosecuted

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Uber was the week’s top trending cybercrime target due to the announcement of a year-old breach that affects 57 million customers and drivers. In addition, the company admitted to paying the hackers $100,000 in an effort to keep the breach out th… Continue reading Weekly Cyber Risk Roundup: Uber’s Breach Woes, Major Cybercriminals Prosecuted→

Uber security executives leave company amid lawsuit and breach investigation

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Two top Uber data security officials are resigning from the company and another has taken medical leave in the wake of two major security scandals concerning the ridesharing company, Reuters first reported. Security chief of staff Pooja Ashok and senior security engineer Prithvi Rai are leaving Uber, and Global Threat Operations head Mat Henley is taking medical leave, Reuters said, citing an Uber spokesperson and a separate source. All three employees were working at Uber at the time of an October 2016 breach the company disclosed last month, according to their LinkedIn profiles. The departures follow the dismissal of Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan and company lawyer Craig Clark in relation to the beach. Sullivan and Clark coordinated to pay hackers $100,000 to delete the data of 57 million users that was maliciously obtained. The breach has prompted outcry from U.S. lawmakers and an an investigation by New York Attorney General […]

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