Uber Hiring For Cyber Security Jobs Days After Getting Hacked, Internet In Splits

Uber encountered a cyber attack from a hacking group identified as Lapsus$ last week. This forced the company to temporarily shut down some internal systems.

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¡ª Uber Comms (@Uber_Comms) September 16, 2022

Uber posts job vacancies in the security department after getting hacked

Now, after being hacked, Uber Technologies inc. posted a couple of vacancies in the security department four days ago. LinkedIn users suggested that the job postings were the aftermath of the hacking.

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Many people made jokes at the expense of Uber on LinkedIn. ¡°There is a famous saying that an organization¡¯s budget for cyber security increases only after an incident. Uber just proved it right!" A LinkedIn user, Indrajeet Bhuyan, joked.

Many more comments started pouring in stating how the budget increases for security only when an incident related to security takes place. ¡°This is painfully true. Budget & management attention becomes readily available after a breach, or as some of us in the industry call it ¡°after-the-boom". Why do so many still refuse to heed the call for pro-active defence & early investment into cyber?" a LinkedIn user commented. Another user pointed out: ¡°As LinkedIn does not let you post on multiple locations, they have posted in multiple locations separately so that you can attract talent from any city. This is a very common practice. I do not think they have so many positions open."

An 18-year-old teenager hacked Uber last week

According to Reuters, an 18-year-old was the hacker who had broken into the internal systems of Uber, reaching company tools including Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform, and employees thought someone was playing a prank.

The hacker let the employees know that the systems have been hacked by posting on the company's internal communication system Slack. Uber said that all of our services including Uber, Uber Eats, Uber Freight and the Uber Driver app are operational. The teenage hacker listed confidential company information and posted a hashtag saying that Uber ¡°underpays its drivers" on the internal communication platform Slack.

"Hi @here," the hacker's message began. "I announce I am a hacker and uber has suffered a data breach."

Honestly kind of a classy way to hack someone ???@Uber pic.twitter.com/fFUA5xb3wv

¡ª Colton (@ColtonSeal) September 16, 2022

"The attacker accessed several internal systems, and our investigation has focused on determining whether there was any material impact," Uber said, adding that the investigation was still ongoing.

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