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Uber Discloses Database Breach, Targets GitHub With Subpoena

Posted by Soulskill on from the another-day-another-breach dept.

New submitter SwampApe tips news that Uber has revealed a database breach from 2014. The company says the database contained names and diver's license numbers of their drivers, about 50,000 of which were accessed by an unauthorized third party. As part of their investigation into who was behind the breach, Uber has filed a lawsuit which includes a subpoena request for GitHub. "Uber's security team knows the public IP address used by the database invader, and wants to link that number against the IP addresses and usernames of anyone who looked at the GitHub-hosted gist in question – ID 9556255 – which we note today no longer exists. It's possible the gist contained a leaked login key, or internal source code that contained a key that should not have been made public."

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  1. I'm an expert! Trust me! by nikhilhs · · Score: 5, Funny

    After watching years of Law and Order, I feel I'm qualified to make a judgement. ;)

    This sounds like a fishing expedition. (DUN DUN)

  2. Re:Just a distraction from the real fail... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    And this right here is why open source is less secure. ;-)

  3. Re: Slashdot layout by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Nope. It's climate change.

  4. Uber planning an amphibious assault? by chaoskitty · · Score: 4, Funny

    Uber has got to have a LOT of drivers if 50,000 of them are also licensed DIVERS. What're they going to do - launch an amphibious assault with 50,000 divers?

    Seriously, people have got to start proofreading their posts. Come on - it's not that hard.