What Caused the Uber Data Breach in 2022?
The Uber data breach began with the purchase of stolen credentials belonging to an Uber employee from a dark web marketplace. The hacker tried to log into Uber’s network with these credentials but was unsuccessful because the account was protected by MFA. To overcome this security barrier, the hacker contacted the employee and, while pretending to be a member of Uber’s security team, asked them to accept the MFA push notification sent to their phone.