Google ties the Uber Freight hackers to a $10.6 million vishing operation

The extortion gang Helix claims to have hacked Uber Freight, the logistics arm of the ride-hailing company.

They have begun leaking what they assert to be around one million stolen files. Uber Freight says the intrusion did not disrupt business.

Uber Freight confirms a breach but won’t discuss ransom

Uber Freight appeared on Helix’s data leak site on August 6, the date on which the gang began listing the company.

A few days later, the firm said it was investigating what it called a data security incident.

“We are investigating a data security incident involving unauthorized access to a portion of Uber Freight’s systems and repositories. The incident was identified, contained, and remediated, and we promptly engaged federal law enforcement,” the company said, adding that its systems were “secure and fully operational” with no impact on operations.

The company has not said whether it heard from the hackers at all or if any ransom changed hands.

Helix’s own tally runs to about a million files pulled from mailboxes, OneDrive accounts, the accounts receivable department, and other internal repositories. The leak listing adds accounts payable records and dispatch paperwork to that inventory.

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