Timing is Everything

So last Friday Uber were hacked by a hacker gang, likely LAPSUS$, who allegedly hacked Rockstar Games this week -

The hacker broke into Uber’s systems by stealing an employee’s password and then tricked the employee to approve the hacker’s push notification for Uber’s Multi-Factor Authentication...

If you’re like me – as a teenager you may have been using your computer for studying, emails, and then there was MSN Messenger…

But not these guys. The alleged hacker last week was only 18, with some reports this week saying 16 years old. Sixteen?!

Uber's team actually know about security awareness following the fallout after they paid hackers to delete the stolen data of 57 million people in 2017.?

You may not know about Identity & Access Management (which includes MFA), Cloud Security, or Zero Trust – but you should. You may find this article useful.

These things are only going to get bigger. And – it seems – the hackers are just getting younger…

Fortunately, it appears that both hacks were purely out of fun, with no attempt to ransom or extort.

But with cyber warfare being commonplace these days, it makes you think... Imagine the Ukraine war being funded by everyone who uses Uber. It’s devastating.

So what can you do about it now?

• Know that humans are the weakest link
• Put a Zero Trust process in place
• Trust but Verify
• Look at your Cloud Security strategy

For those of you who didn’t see the social media buzz after Uber was hacked, they are hiring for over 80 cyber security jobs since last Friday. ?

Timing is everything.

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