Uber Reached the law enforcement after hacking breached its network.

The hackers compromised a lot of stuffs, including access to Google Hosted cloud environment, Amazon where Uber stores its customer data and source code. 

Sam Curry, an engineer stated that the Uber offocials were trying to lock everything internally to prevent hacker's access. 

That included the San Francisco company’s Slack internal messaging network .

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The hackers had already alerted the researchers and Sam Curry using an internal Uber account about the vulnerabilities on the company's account through the bug-bounty program. 

The hackers provided a telegram access to Curry and other researchers and engaged in a different communication. 

The New York Times stated that the Hackers gained access through social engineering by texting an Uber worker. 

Reports state that the hacker is 18 years old and broke into Uber due to its weak security.

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Social engineering is a popular hacking strategy, as humans tend to be the weakest link in any network. 

Uber Stated that they are in contact wit the Law Enforcement and responding to the cybersecurity incident.