Uber apparently hacked by teen, employees thought it was a joke

There are reports that the company's internal systems have been broken into. According to the alleged hacker, they have administrator access to company tools, including Amazon Web Services. According to the New York Times, the ride-sharing business has taken multiple internal systems offline while it investigates a security issue.

A spokesman for the company pointed to a statement on the company's website when asked for comment. We are responding to a problem with the internet. Additional updates will be posted here as they become available.

The hacker is thought to have made themselves known to the employees by posting a message on the internal system. The message that was circulating on social media said that it was a hacker and that the ride sharing company had suffered a data hack. The hacker listed confidential company information they said they had access to, and posted a statement saying that the company underpays its drivers.

The Washington Post reports that many employees of the ride-sharing company thought the message was a joke when it was sent on the messaging service. Employees responded to the post with sirens and popcorn, as well as the "it's happening" meme. Yuga Labs security engineer Sam Curry was told that staff were interacting with the hacker thinking they were playing a prank.

One employee said that it would appreciate less meme while they handle the breach.

The hacker claimed to be 18 years old and told the New York Times and The Post that they were considering leaking the company's source code. They claimed to have gained access to the systems through the use of login credentials obtained from an employee via social engineering. The access management credentials that were found on the intranet were used to access the accounts of the two companies.

Curry told the NYT that it was a compromise. It seems like they are a kid who got into the ride-sharing service and doesn't know what to do with it.